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Watch: Man Repeatedly Rams Dump Truck Into Homes and Cars in Westmont

A man behind the wheel of a dump truck left a path of destruction in a Southern California neighborhood.

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Three cars and at least two homes were damaged Sunday when a man in a dump truck went on a rampage in a South Los Angeles neighborhood

Video from the scene near 107th Street and Normandie Avenue showed the man repeatedly ram the dump truck into the home of a woman who neighbors described as his estranged wife. Neighbors who watched in disbelief told NBCLA the man was upset over the couple's divorce.

The destructive series of events unfolded Sunday afternoon when the man showed up at the house about 10 miles south of downtown Los Angeles in a car and attempted to enter the garage at the home he shared with his estranged wife, neighbors said. The man rammed the garage door several times with the car, neighbors said.

The chaos was only just beginning.

The man returned about five minutes later behind the wheel of the dump truck, crashed through a metal gate in front of the property and slammed into an exterior wall of the bedroom. He also crashed into his estranged wife's car, at least two cars owned by neighbors and a house next door, witnesses said.

Authorities said the dump truck appears to be part of man's business or a business that employs him.

The suspect, identified by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as 60-year-old Ronald Lee Dunn, left the scene in a car. Authorities are looking for a white 2009 Chevy Impala with tinted windows and front-end damage.

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No arrests were reported Tuesday.

The LASD said Monday that multiple reports were filed in the case, but authorities declined to provide further information, other than to say it was an ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information was asked to call 323-820-6700.

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