Crime & Safety

Chinese Food Stolen By Mob Of Teens In NW DC: Report

A group of 11 teens reportedly followed a man and then jumped him on P Street.

WASHINGTON, DC — A group of at least 11 teenagers stole a man's Chinese food carryout on Wednesday night in the Shaw neighborhood, according to a report.

WUSA reports that the group, consisting of about eight boys and three girls who were all around 16, followed a man in the 300 block of P Street NW at around 11:50 p.m. when two of the boys struck him from behind and knocked him to the ground.

They then stole his Chinese food carryout. The victim ran home and called police, suffering from various bruises and some bleeding.

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