Crime & Safety
2 Gay Men Brutally Beaten On U Street: Police
Police are investigating a hate crime that happened this past weekend in D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Police are looking for three men who were captured on video assaulting two apparently gay men in the U Street area after yelling homophobic slurs at them.
The attack happened Sunday morning at 12:31 a.m. in the 2000 block of 10th Street NW in the Shaw neighborhood. Police say three men yelled homophobic slurs at two men before attacking them, and the Metropolitan Police Department posted video (embedded below) of the attack on Twitter.
The victims can be seen lying on the ground after the attack in the grainy video.
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Police ask anyone with information to call 202-727-9099 or text 50411.
Here's clearer video of the suspects. pic.twitter.com/KixYhfGHCH
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) April 16, 2018
Image: Screengrab from video posted by Metropolitan Police Department
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