Daytime robbery: Two girls attacked and robbed of their cellphones on their way to school in Los Angeles

Two girls in LA, California, were pulled to the sidewalk by their hair and robbed of their cellphones while walking to school, police said.

The four suspects attacked two girls on their way to FairFax High School around 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Los Angeles Police Department said. The robbers approached the girls from behind and pulled them by their hairs before stealing their phones.

The unexpected attack was caught on surveillance video. Two attackers were acting while two others were on a lookout. All four described as one female and three black males in the age 0f 18 fled the scene.

The LAPD is asking for public’s assistance in identifying the suspects.

It’s not clear whether the two victims were students at FairFax High School, police said.