Watch: Man, 80, Fights Student After Shouting Racial Slurs At Her

SANTA MONICA – An 80-year-old Los Angeles man shouted racial slurs at a black woman, and the two fought in the parking lot of the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Campus leading to an ongoing hate crime investigation. The elderly man was cited for battery by campus police after the incident.

Police arrived at the scene of the Tuesday night altercation within a minute of getting the call. Video taken by college student Enrique Conde showed Frederic Allen Shinerock shouting a racial slur at the woman and telling her "she didn't belong there," and to "go back to South LA." The video showed the man and woman taking wild swings at each other and trying to kick each other as an officer attempted to calm the situation.

Conde told KTLA he was on his way to class when he saw what he described as a "deeply sad moment" and began recording it on his cellphone. The man became angry at the woman, who is also a student, because she had parked over the line of her stall, Conde told the news station. As she was correcting it, he began lashing out at her.

Shinerock was cited by campus police and released.

SMC Superintendent/President Kathryn E. Jeffery said the school "prides itself on inclusivity and diversity" and they "will take immediate and evident action to reinforce to our students, college community, and guests that there is no room for hate at Santa Monica College."

The Santa Monica City Attorney's Office will review the case and determine if further action is warranted.

City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Image via Youtube screen grab