around 7:40 p.m., almost an hour after denny was rescued, another beating was filmed on videotape in that location. fidel lopez, a self-employed construction worker and guatemalan immigrant, was pulled from his gmc pickup truck and robbed of nearly $2,000. rioters including damian williams smashed his forehead open with a car stereo and one tried to slice his ear off. after lopez lost consciousness, the crowd spray-painted his chest, torso, and genitals black. he was eventually rescued by reverend bennie newton, who told the rioters: "kill him, and you have to kill me too." lopez survived the attack, but it took him years to fully recover and re-establish his business. newton and lopez became close friends.