UPDATE: Palestinian Protesters Crossed the Street and Provoked Pro-Israeli Protesters Before Assaulting and Killing Paul Kessler - Suspect Pictured by Local News

Ventura County was the scene of a deadly encounter during a tense standoff between supporters of Israel and Palestine, which resulted in the loss of a 69-year-old man, now identified as Paul Kessler, who was a part of the pro-Israel faction.
 

The fatal assault occurred at Thousand Oaks on a Sunday afternoon when the pro-Israel and pro-Palestine/Hamas supporters gathered on opposite sides of Westlake Boulevard and Thousand Oaks Boulevard.

According to witnesses, members from the pro-Palestinian group crossed over to the pro-Israel side and began to agitate the group.