The teens' parents and school are cooperating with investigators.
The teens' parents and school are cooperating with investigators.The teens, a group of boys and girls who range in age from 13 to 15, surrendered to police in the days following the attacks, Philadelphia Police Inspector Raymond Evers said Monday. The teens face charges including aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and conspiracy.Police did not identify the teens publicly because they are being charged as juveniles.
Minutes later, around 3:20 p.m., a second assault occurred at 17th and Chestnut Streets in which a 24-year-old woman was approached by a group of teens who pushed her to the ground, and struck her in the back of the head three times before fleeing the scene. The woman, whom police did not identify, was treated for a concussion at Einstein
And at 4:10 p.m., a 41-year-old woman was approached by a group of teens near 2001 Pennsylvania Ave., and was punched in the head several times. After announcing the assaults last week, Evers said, police received an influx of tips. The teens turned themselves in while accompanied by their parents on Nov. 21 and 22.
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