Overview

• Police say a gay couple was confronted with anti-gay slurs on Sept. 13 around 7:45 p.m. on River Street in Mattapan before a fight broke out.
• Officers found one victim bleeding from the back of his head in a nearby parking lot after he was reportedly struck with a baseball bat, and he was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; his condition has not been released.
• Security video viewed by reporters shows a crowd advancing on a smaller group and chasing one man into a parking lot where he was attacked, according to coverage.
• A witness reported some slurs were in Haitian Creole, and the case has been coded as an aggravated assault handled by the Boston Police Department’s Civil Rights Division.
• No arrests or suspects have been announced, neighbors describe persistent public-safety concerns near local businesses, and police ask anyone with information to call 617-343-4633.