WASHINGTON – D.C. police are investigating a brutal beating outside of a U Street stop, which was caught on camera.
According to the police report, the incident was reported around 4 a.m. Saturday in the area of 10th and U Streets, NW. The victim was “bleeding severely from the face,” according to the police report. It also states officers were able to watch camera footage of the incident, which showed the victim being assaulted by multiple people.
“Officers voiced a lookout from the video footage, and shortly after officers observed [suspect] in the 900 block of U Street NW,” the report states.
The suspect was identified Monday by authorities as 21-year-old Marcus Newman, Jr. of southeast D.C. Newman has been charged with simple assault, police said.
The case remains under investigation by D.C. police.