Police are investigating the case of a teenage boy in Haverford Township on Monday, according to ABC 6. In this case, a bystander was reportedly assaulted by a group of teenagers while recording the fight without calling 911.
Investigators have arrested one person thanks to a bystander who posted a video of the attack on social media, according to the report. ABC6. Police are currently looking for the remaining five suspects. (Related article: 11-year-old boy who voted for Trump in mock election is brutally beaten).
The video shows a 15-year-old man playing basketball at 9:15 p.m. when he was assaulted by a group allegedly chasing the boy’s shoes. Haverford Township Police Deputy Chief Joseph Hagan said, “They are punching and kicking and punching this boy lying on the ground,” the paper reported.
Police are searching for five people who attacked a teenage boy on a basketball court in Haverford Township, Delaware County. https://t.co/Op1814ghVE
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A neighbor called 911 after a fight, but bystanders in the video simply stood by and did not help the victim.
“We don’t call 911 or try to help a child on the ground,” Hagan added. “It’s kind of disturbing that other people are just standing around and filming this poor kid lying on the ground.”
Officers identified one of the suspects in one of the videos and arrested them. The boy was wearing the victim’s shoes, Yeezy slides, which the store said were worth up to $300.
The suspects are believed to be between the ages of 14 and 17. “They are at least facing aggravated assault, robbery and other related crimes,” Hagan continued.
Neighbors report that young people have been causing trouble in the area for some time, and local curfews are useless as the riots often start before midnight.
The boy who was attacked is now safe, but his mother was heartbroken by the incident, and the children in the video reportedly did nothing to help him. Police urged parents to tell their children to call 911 if they witnessed the attack.
Investigators are encouraging the public to report valuable information about suspects’ identities.
