Cops: Two Teens In Custody After Shouting Slurs And Throwing Fireworks Into California Pride Event Crowd

San Francisco’s ABC affiliate reports:

Two 13-year-old boys are suspected of assault and a hate crime after they allegedly threw fireworks and shouted homophobic remarks at a crowd gathered Wednesday night for a Pride event in downtown Redwood City.

Police said one of two victims of the assault suffered minor injuries, and that part of the attack was captured on video surveillance.

Officers responded shortly before 6 p.m. to Courthouse Square at 2200 Broadway, where the event was being held. The suspects fled before police arrived, but later that evening one of them was located. On Thursday, the second was found, police said. Both were taken to the San Mateo County Youth Services Center.

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Two 13-year-old boys are in custody for allegedly yelling homophobic slurs while throwing fireworks into a crowd at a Pride event that injured two people, said Redwood City police. https://t.co/ITEgCbdoUD

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The boys are suspected of throwing fireworks at a Pride event in downtown Redwood City, police said. https://t.co/MCuMLYveEK

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