Caught on camera: Man gives Nazi salute, woman shouts 'white lives matter' during racist encounter in SoCal

TORRANCE, Calif. -- A nasty, racist encounter in Torrance was caught on camera as a Black couple was abused at a red light by a white man and woman yelling, "Only white lives matter!"

The incident happened Wednesday.

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In the video a white woman can be seen giving obscene gestures with both hands to the Black couple in their car, exclaiming "white lives matter (expletive)" and then "only white lives matter."

Then a man with her is seen extending his arm in a Nazi salute.
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The woman who posted the video to Instagram says their car was struck by the other couple.



She wrote, "Today on my 25th birthday I was a victim of racism and so was my boyfriend who is black. We were being harassed for miles."

It's not clear if anything initially triggered the exchange.
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Torrance police say they are aware of the incident and are looking into it.