"During our regular lunch service on Sunday, Feb. 22, a woman came through the park with a metal pipe. Without conversation, she came up behind Eva and hit her in the jaw. Woods was rushed to the hospital and underwent surgery the following day. Doctors said both her upper and lower jaw had been broken in the assault."
"Friends say Woods has spent the last six years running the MacArthur Project, a volunteer-run mutual aid effort that provides more than 700 meals each week to homeless people living in the park. Volunteers serve food three times a week and regularly distribute hygiene kits, groceries, tents and other supplies."
"This woman, and this incident, are not representative of the culture of MacArthur Park and the community we serve there. She is not someone we've met in the past, and others in the park weren't familiar with her. This was absolutely a bizarre one-off."
Eva Woods, a longtime volunteer with the MacArthur Project, was violently attacked with a metal pipe while serving meals to homeless individuals in MacArthur Park in late February. The suspect approached from behind and struck Woods in the face without warning. The assault resulted in broken upper and lower jaws requiring surgery and wiring, along with the loss of six teeth necessitating dental implants. Woods has dedicated six years to running the MacArthur Project, a volunteer-run mutual aid effort distributing over 700 meals weekly, plus hygiene kits, groceries, and tents. Volunteers serve food three times weekly. Organizers characterize the attack as an isolated incident by an unfamiliar individual, not representative of the park community.
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