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Boston police say the assault is one of several incidents involving a specific group of violent juveniles that have been terrorizing the Downtown Crossing area.
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5 minors arrested for brutal attack on woman in Boston's Downtown Crossing
Updated: 10:35 PM EDT Apr 19, 2022
BOSTON —
Five juveniles are facing charges in connection with a violent assault on a woman in Boston's Downtown Crossing, an area of the city that has seen a recent spike in disturbing incidents.
According to a police report, the incident happened Monday near the intersection of Washington and Winter streets.
In the report, Boston police said they were already responding to an assault and battery at the Macy's in the area when they received reports of a huge fight with a group of about 20 teenagers in the street.
Investigators said video shows five juveniles, the youngest about 12 years old, kicking and punching a woman who is approximately 20 years old.
"She came flying in on her bike around here, and just 15 of them chasing her and beating the crap out of the girl. All of them," said Chris Jackson, who works in Downtown Crossing and witnessed the assault. "They took off with her bag, her cellphone, whatever else they had that she had dropped. She got up and had no idea what was going on."
Monday's assault in Downtown Crossing is just one of several incidents to have happened in the area, according to the police report.
The report stated that last month,
four juveniles assaulted an 81-year-old man at the McDonald's restaurant on Washington Street.
Police stated in the report that three
young people recently shattered the storefront window at the Silvertone Bar & Grill when they tried to order alcohol and were denied service.
Ibraham Ibraham,
[middle Eastern man per video] owner of Black Seed Café & Grill, said his restaurant was also the scene of a fight.
"We called the cops and the cops separated them. Then they kept fighting, even when the cop were there," Ibraham said. "I'm losing business, so I hope they can do something about it."
In their report, Boston police said some officers were punched while others were spit on during some of these Downtown Crossing incidents. In one incident, a
juvenile tried to open the door of a police cruiser in what was believed to be an attempt to free one of their friends who had been arrested.
