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WATCH: Hero In-N-Out customer speaks out about confronting violent woman

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ABC News. (2026, September 8). WATCH: Hero In-N-Out customer speaks out about confronting violent woman. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/video/136260733/

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A 20-year-old college student who intervened in a violent incident at an In-N-Out restaurant has spoken out about his actions. He said he jumped into the situation without hesitation when he witnessed the disturbance. The incident occurred on September 7, 2026, but details of what happened are not specified in this article.

Written by AI on 2026-09-08, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Luca Opperman, a 20-year-old college student and former gymnast, was identified as the hero who used a spatula to defend himself against a woman wielding a large, sharpened wooden stick at an In-N-Out restaurant in Lake Elsinore, California. The woman had become upset because her burger wasn't made fast enough, but Opperman didn't hesitate when he heard yelling and saw the woman smashing objects inside the restaurant. He jumped through the window like a superhero, using his agility to confront the woman and disarm her with the spatula. A witness described his entrance as "like Spiderman or Jackie Chan," and Opperman told KTLA that he acted instinctively without thinking twice about what he was doing.

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Hero In-N-Out customer speaks out about confronting violent woman The 20-year-old college student says he didn't think twice before jumping into action.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-08

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Hero In-N-Out customer speaks out about confronting violent woman The 20-year-old college student says he didn't think twice before jumping into action. asserted

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