A group of six teenagers, including the “leader,'' a 14-year-old girl, have been charged in connection with a series of physical assaults in broad daylight that occurred within an hour in Philadelphia last week.
The minors at Anthony Wayne School in Grays Ferry were all charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and other charges in connection with last Tuesday's “unprovoked” attack. . WTXF-TV reported.
“None of the six people arrested had been arrested before, which is very surprising. We don't know what caused them to do this.”
Some of their movements are video The police posted it on YouTube. Video shows that all the victims were attacked from behind and punched several times in the head and face.
WTXF cited investigators as saying one of the teens punched a homeless man in the face. Near the intersection of 15th Avenue and Chestnut Street around 3 p.m.
A few minutes later, Philadelphia Police Lt. Raymond Evers said a 14-year-old girl he described as the “leader” struck a 24-year-old woman near 17th Avenue and Chestnut Street, the department said. .
Investigators told WTXF that other teens also punched the woman on the ground, causing the victim to suffer a concussion.
The station said Evers was a “leader” girl who was “instructing other children what to do,” said the girl was wearing “pink boots,” and that the attack was “unprovoked.” “It was a thing,” he added.
Evers told WTXF that the teens moved to the 200 block of North 19th Street, adding that less than an hour after the initial attack, a 31-year-old man was beaten and chased.
Investigators added that a 40-year-old woman was struck near Target on Monday and also on Callowhill Street shortly after, the department said.
Evers said the 14-year-old “Leader” turned herself in with her parents that day after police shared surveillance video of the teens wanted for the attack, WTXF reported.
The next day, the other five teens, accompanied by their parents, surrendered to police, Evers told police.
“My parents made the right decision,” Evers said, according to WTXF. “They saw their kids do something wrong…and…they handed them over.”
“Of the six people who were arrested, none of them had been arrested before, which is very surprising,” Evers told police, adding that investigators are still trying to determine a motive. I don't know why he did this,” he added. ”
Watch the news video report here About the teens who were indicted.
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