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NYPD: Mob Of 10 Teens Attack Boy At Brooklyn Subway Station

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police on Thursday were searching for 10 people who attacked and robbed a teenage boy at an elevated subway station in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.

Around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, the 10 people chased the 16-year-old boy to the northbound platform of the West 8th Street-New York Aquarium F and Q train station, police said. They punched and kicked the boy before they tried to take his headphones, police said.

The boy managed to get away from the group before they caught up with him, attacked him again and took his cellphone, police said.

The group ran off in an unknown direction, police said. The boy suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene by emergency medical technicians.

The group that attacked the boy was composed of nine boys and one girl between the ages of 15 and 17. Police have released surveillance photos.

Brighton Beach Subway Attack Suspects
Surveillance images of a group of suspects who police say attacked a 16-year-old boy in the West 8th Street subway station in Brooklyn on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (Credit: NYPD)
Brighton Beach Subway Attack Suspects
Surveillance images of a group of suspects who police say attacked a 16-year-old boy in the West 8th Street subway station in Brooklyn on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (Credit: NYPD)

Anyone with information was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS or (888) 57-PISTA for Spanish, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.

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