STOCKTON — A 46-year-old white woman and her two teenage daughters said they were viciously assaulted by more than a dozen male and female Black Lives Matter protesters in a racially charged attack Friday night outside a popular Stockton restaurant.

The woman said her daughters — ages 17 and 19 and slightly built at about 5 feet tall and 100 pounds — were jumped by 12 to 14 protesters. The protesters repeatedly punched them in the face, head and ribs, threw water bottles at them, poured water on them and made racist remarks during the assault. Both said they were struck by male and female protesters.

“It was the most frightening thing I’ve ever been through in my whole life,” the 19-year-old victim said.

Stockton police said Tuesday they were seeking surveillance videos from the area in an effort to identify the assailants. Protester Xavier Rapadas said he participated in the assault in a video that was broadcast live on his Facebook page moments after the attack occurred.

“Them little white girls got beat up,” Rapadas said. “ ... I ran up on them little white b------ ... got my little hit in and I dipped off. Got lost in the crowd. I had to get my one hit in.”

The attack was reported at 8:10 p.m. outside the Red Robin at Pacific Avenue and West Yokuts Street, police said. The victims, whose names are being withheld because they were the victims of a violent crime, had just left the Red Robin when they noticed about 50 protesters in Black Lives Matter T-shirts, many with bandanas over their faces.

The protesters were marching south on Pacific Avenue near the restaurant. Words were exchanged, and then 12 to 14 protesters rushed the two teenage victims.

“They were in the street and my family and I were on the sidewalk,” the 46-year-old victim said. “Someone from the crowd yelled, ‘B----, what the (expletive) are you looking at?’ My 17-year-old daughter said, ‘Who do you think you’re calling a b----?’

“That probably wasn’t the right thing to do, but she did, and instantly — instantly — that whole group ran toward us and started punching my two daughters. My older daughter jumped in and said, ‘Get off her. Get off her.’ Then I ran in saying, ‘Oh, my God. Get off. Get off my daughters.’ ”

The 19-year-old victim said she tried to protect herself during the attack, but she suffered a bloody lip and bruising on her forehead. The 17-year-old victim had bruises on her jaw and forehead and soreness in her ribs.

“My eyes were pretty much closed the whole time,” the 19-year-old victim said. “I was just trying to cover my face. I kept waiting for the cops to come.”

The victims said there were more than a dozen officers positioned at Pacific Avenue and West Yokuts Street moments before the attack. They appeared to be there to stop traffic for the protesters, who were marching in the street. The officers got into their patrol vehicles and moved to another area as the first wave of protesters passed through the intersection.

“I felt like the police were almost helping them and letting them take control of the street, making it so they can act that way, and I just thought that was completely wrong,” the 46-year-old victim said. “I asked them, ‘Where were you guys? Where were you guys? There were 15 or 20 of you five minutes ago.’ ”

The 19-year-old victim agreed that the police should have intervened and stopped the demonstration.

“I get that they have the right to protest, but once you do something illegal, I think it needs to be shut down, but they let them keep walking the street,” she said.

The demonstration was held to protest the death of Colby Friday, who was shot and killed by a Stockton police officer last month. Police said Friday was shot when he disobeyed the officer’s commands and tried to pick up a handgun he had dropped during a foot pursuit. Organizers said some people were being brought in from Oakland to participate in the demonstration in Stockton.

Friday’s demonstration was the latest in a series of protests held in Stockton in recent years in response to numerous officer-involved shootings. Stockton police have monitored the demonstrations and temporarily blocked traffic to protect protesters, who often march in the middle of busy streets.

Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department, said his department would review its response to demonstrations in light of Friday’s attack.

“After each protest, we always evaluate our strategies to see if any changes are needed,” Silva said. “Our standard practice has been that when we identify law violators through our investigation into each protest, we document the crimes and route the reports to the District Attorney’s Office for their review. For example, protesters we've identified who block the street.”

Tim Daly, a spokesman for the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office, said prosecutors have not charged anyone with crimes in connection with previous demonstrations. Daly said it is not yet clear whether anyone will be prosecuted for Friday’s attack.

“We were advised there may have been some criminal activity, but we’re still awaiting reports to make any charging decisions,” Daly said.

Silva said investigators are checking with businesses in the area in hopes of obtaining surveillance footage of the attack. Police were also reviewing the video posted on Rapadas’ Facebook page, Silva said.

Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call the Police Department at (209) 937-8377, the Investigations Unit at (209) 937-8323 or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards up to $10,000. Callers can remain anonymous.

Cellphone users can text information to 274637 (CRIMES) by entering the keyword “TIPSPD” followed by their tip. Internet users can visit the Police Department’s Facebook page and click “Submit a Tip.”

— Contact reporter Jason Anderson at (209) 546-8279 or janderson@recordnet.com. Follow him at recordnet.com/crimeblog and on Twitter @Stockton911.