Boston police release images of people sought in attack on gay couple

BOSTON —

Boston police have released images of people they say are involved in an attack on a gay couple in the city's Mattapan neighborhood two weeks ago.

At about 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 13, police responded to the area of 550 River St. for a reported fight.

One of the victims told police that he and his partner were walking toward a convenience store when a nearby group of men began hurling anti-gay comments at them.

The victim said that a verbal dispute, which later led to a physical altercation, began after he and his partner approached the group.

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According to a Boston police report, two of the men in the group were seen swinging unidentifiable objects.

One of the victims told police that his partner had been hit in the he