Three boys beat homeless man with tent poles, tripod in Long Beach, police say
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— Three boys were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon Saturday in Long Beach after police said they beat a homeless man with tent poles and a tripod. Officers responded to the 100 block of Pacific Avenue in the city's downtown area shortly before 6:30 p.m. in response to a report of an assault. They found a man, who was experiencing homelessness, with injuries to his upper body. He was treated by paramedics and declined to be taken to the hospital, police said. Officers...
Daily Mail—Moment three boys are taken away in cuffs after attacking homeless man with poles from his own tent. Three young boys - aged 15, 14, and 12 - were arrested Saturday in California after allegedly beating a homeless man with poles from the tent he was living in.
TheBlaze—Three boys arrested for assaulting homeless man; one is only 12 years old, according to California police. Three young boys were arrested after witnesses told California police they were assaulting a homeless man on Saturday. The Long Beach Police Department said that they were called to downtown Long Beach near Pacific Avenue and 1st Street over a call of assault with a deadly weapon. Police said the three boys had gotten into a verbal altercation with the homeless man at about 6:25 p.m. and then began to beat him with tent poles and a tripod. They also allegedly threw objects at the man. As...
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