Published 2 years ago

Police probing DC attack as hate crime after suspects used anti-LGBTQ slur, mentioned monkeypox

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D.C. police have confirmed they are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. The two victims say they were walking from U St. to a bus stop by the Shaw Metro Station when a group of young males, believed to be teens, called them homophobic slurs. "I feel like since the attack I've been in kind of this weird state of constant fight or flight, like I can't really feel at ease, and it seems kind of surreal," said one of the two victims.

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USA Today

In a possible hate crime, DC police say, assault suspects used anti-gay slur, referenced monkeypox

Two men told police they were walking in Washington, D.C., when the suspects approached them, called them a gay slur and referred to monkeypox.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

2 men attacked in suspected hate crime that referenced monkeypox: Police

The two men were walking on Seventh Street NW when the suspects approached them and called them "monkeypox f-----s," according to the police report.

2 years ago·United States

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Washington Times

Gay couple says they were attacked in D.C. by a group referencing monkeypox

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said late Tuesday she is “extremely disturbed” by a possible hate crime in which a group of teens allegedly referenced monkeypox and used an anti-gay slur before attacking a gay couple.

2 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Police: Assailants used slur and referenced monkeypox in Shaw attack

The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.

2 years ago

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New York Post

Two men attacked in Washington DC being probed as possible hate crime: cops

Two men in Washington D.C. were attacked in a potential hate crime by assailants who allegedly used an anti-gay slur and referenced “monkeypox,” authorities said.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Metro News

Men hurt in possible hate crime called anti-gay slur and referenced monkeypox

Two men were attacked in Washington DC over their sexual orientation over the weekend, in what police say may be a hate crime (Picture: Getty Images)Two men were punched and called an anti-gay slur by assailants who then referenced monkeypox, according to police in Washington DC, who are investigating the attack as a suspected hate crime. The two men were walking in Northwest DC Sunday afternoon when the suspects approached them and called them …

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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