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GLENDALE, Ariz. - A Phoenix area teen's day at the mall took a dark turn when he was assaulted by other teenagers who went after his shoes.

What we know:

Nicole Winfree said she and her son, Brady, moved to the Valley from Ohio just a few months ago, and it’s already been a difficult adjustment for him, but soon after dropping him off at the Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale to hang out with friends, she got a call from police saying he’d been assaulted.

Winfree said Brady was in a department store with friends when another teen attacked him seemingly out of nowhere. The police report says the suspect knocked him to the ground and hit him multiple times, then tried to take his shoes.

The teen was reportedly not successful in his attempt to take the shoes, but did get away

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