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'Raging Mad': Residents Livid Over Viral Video of Business Owner Viciously Spraying Water on Homeless Woman The man has since been identified as Collier Gwin, the owner of a gallery near where the incident was filmed.

By Emily Rella

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An unsettling video of a man dousing water on a homeless woman outside of a restaurant has gone viral — and it's been a nightmare for the San Francisco business where the video was shot.

In the clip that's been viewed over 3.6 million times, a man identified as Collier Gwin can be seen viciously spraying water on a woman while yelling and pointing at her to move while she tries to talk back to him.

Many took to the comments to call the act "beyond cruel" and "disgusting," slamming the man for his actions.

"I just went from zero to raging mad," one comment said.

Many eagle-eyed viewers noticed that Gwin was standing in front of Barbarossa Lounge, suggesting he may be employed at the eatery.

The restaurant clarified in a statement that the man was in no way affiliated with their business.

The clip was recorded by a man named Edson Garcia, who works next door at a cafe and shot it as he drove by and heard screaming.

"Sometimes you can do more with one video that you telling the community what's happening through the city. Sometimes you do that to remind the people who we are," Garcia told local news station KRON 4.

In a second video, Gwin doubled down on his actions and tried to justify the incident by inferring that the woman had been acting violently.

Gwin is the owner of the Foster Gwin Art Gallery, which is located nearby the restaurant where the incident occurred.

Coalition on Homelessness executive director Jennifer Friedenbach told KRON 4 that the woman was offered to be brought to a shelter. San Francisco Board President Aaron Peskin explained via social media that his team is "well acquainted" with the woman and that they have been "trying for many months to get her support."

Emily Rella

Senior News Writer

Emily Rella is a Senior News Writer at Entrepreneur.com. Previously, she was an editor at Verizon Media. Her coverage spans features, business, lifestyle, tech, entertainment, and lifestyle. She is a 2015 graduate of Boston College and a Ridgefield, CT native. Find her on Twitter at @EmilyKRella.

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