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

Suspects used anti-gay slurs and referenced monkeypox in D.C. attack under investigation as possible hate crime, police say

Washington, D.C., police are investigating a possible hate crime after two men said they were attacked by suspects who hurled homophobic slurs at them and referenced monkeypox.

Police release photos of suspects in Northwest DC hate crime investigation

Two men were called anti-gay slurs, attacked and beaten by a group of five boys and two girls, one victim said.

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.

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.

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

Washington, D.C., police are investigating an attack last weekend as a hate crime after the suspects mentioned monkeypox and called the victims an anti-gay slur before physically attacking them.

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.