A gaggle of teenagers beat up a Connecticut woman after she was accused of utilizing a racial slur in direction of them.
A number of clips from a Snapchat story obtained by WABC-TV present the teenager, who seems to be white, getting jumped whereas on the bottom after she stated the N-word. A crowd of individuals stood by cheering, watching, and recording the incident that occurred Tuesday night time at Byram Park in Greenwich.
Following the primary beat down, the teenager repeated the slur, leading to a second assault in opposition to her.
“Hit me once more n***a,” the woman stated.
“What?” a shocked bystander could possibly be heard saying in a crowd. “What?”
In keeping with the New York Publish, when police responded to the scene, the woman was nonetheless on the bottom and transported to a neighborhood hospital.
The assault sufferer is reportedly stated to be a junior at Greenwich Excessive. She suffered from non-life-threatening accidents. One pupil informed WABC-TV that they had been “astounded” by the brawl.
“I didn’t know why it happened and I nonetheless suppose it shouldn’t have by no means taken place. Clearly she shouldn’t have stated what she stated and the folks shouldn’t have completed what they did,” one other pupil added.
WABC-TV reported that police are investigating the incident and are in search of extra people — particularly from Port Chester, Stamford, and Greenwich.
“We’re motives, why folks would do these items; in order that’s but to be decided,” Greenwich Police Division’s Capt. John Slusarz informed the information station.
In an replace on Thursday, police stated that every one the suspects concerned have been recognized and referred to Stamford Court docket. Officers stated two folks had been arrested on Thursday, and three others are additionally anticipated to be taken into custody, WPDE reported. First Selectman Fred Camillo condemned the incident.
Camillo stated in a press release to WPDE, “As at all times, violence of any type won’t be tolerated within the City of Greenwich.”
An analogous altercation occurred in St. Louis, greater than 1,000 miles from Greenwich. In early March, a combat between two teenage women – Kaylee Achieve and Maurnice DeClue — went viral on-line. Achieve was left with extreme accidents after DeClue was recognized because the woman who slammed Achieve’s head on the pavement quite a few instances. DeClue is in custody and dealing with assault costs.
