Crime & Safety

Violent Attack In Reston, Police Seek 'Group Of Men'

Police say they attacked a teenager and then turned on two men who tried to stop them.

RESTON, VA — Police are searching for a "group of men" who violently attacked a teenager and then turned on two men who attempted to intervene on South Lakes Drive Wednesday night.

Police say that at around 7:10 p.m. in the 11800 block of South Lakes Drive, a 19-year-old man was assaulted by the group, according to a report from the Fairfax County Police Department.

"Two other men who attempted to intervene were also assaulted by the group," the report states. "The victims sustained minor injuries."

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Police describe the suspects as black, in their 20s, and between 5'7" and 5'10".

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