A gay man walking in Mattapan earlier this month was struck in the head with a baseball bat and his partner was attacked during a confrontation with a group of men on River Street.

Boston police are investigating the violence on Sept. 13 as a hate crime against gay people, according to an incident report. As of Sunday, the investigation was ongoing and no arrests had been made, a Boston Police Department spokesperson said.

“Hate is never tolerated in Boston,” a city spokesperson said Saturday in a statement. “Our thoughts go out to the two victims, and we ask anyone with information to contact Boston Police. The BPD Civil Rights Division is investigating this incident thoroughly.”

The man who had been struck by the bat was bleeding from the back of his head when officers found him on th

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