Boston police have released photos of a group of men they believe were involved in a homophobic attack on a gay couple near a Mattapan liquor store earlier this month.

On Sept. 13, Boston police responded to 550 River St. around 7:45 p.m. for a report of a fight, according to the police report on the incident. At the scene, they spoke with a man who explained that the fight started after a group of men shouted homophobic comments at him and his partner while they were walking to a nearby liquor store.

The man, identified in the report only as “Victim #1,” then approached the group, and an argument ensued, according to the report. The group eventually became combative, and a fight broke out between the group and the couple.

During the fight, which spilled out onto River Street, two uni

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