Three boys have been arrested on suspicion of assault with a lethal weapon Saturday in Lengthy Seashore after police stated they beat a person with tent poles and a tripod.
Officers responded to the 100 block of Pacific Avenue within the metropolis’s downtown space shortly earlier than 6:30 p.m. in response to a report of an assault. They discovered a person with accidents to his higher physique. He was handled by paramedics and declined to be taken to the hospital, police stated.
Officers decided that three boys — ages 15, 14 and 12 — approached the person and received into an argument with him. The state of affairs escalated when the trio struck the person with tent poles and a tripod. Additionally they threw different objects at him, in keeping with police.
Reviews from the scene indicated the person was homeless, however authorities didn’t verify that data.
The boys fled the scene earlier than officers arrived, however have been arrested close by, police stated. Authorities didn’t launch their names as a result of they’re juveniles.
Occasions employees author James Queally contributed to this report.
