Attack on gay Philadelphia couple leaves 1 injured
Notice: Undefined variable: article_ad_placement3 in /usr/web/cs-washington.ogdennews.com/wp-content/themes/News_Core_2023_WashCluster/single.php on line 128
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphia police are investigating a downtown attack on two gay men that left one with a broken facial bone.
Police are investigating the assault blocks from Rittenhouse Square as a potential hate crime.
Capt. Frank Banford told The Philadelphia Inquirer a gay couple was approached Thursday night by two men and a half-dozen females.
Banford said the men were asked if they were a couple, and beaten when they said they were.
Authorities said a 27-year-old victim suffered a bone fracture in his face that will require surgery. Banford says one assailant also took a bag one of the victims dropped before the group fled.
Detectives are checking surveillance video to try to track down the suspects.