A homeless woman and man had head injuries after they were attacked by five to 10 teenagers in downtown Berkeley on Sept. 30, police said.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested at the scene, according to the Berkeley Police Department.
The department said the attack was first reported at 5:21 p.m. on the 2100 block of Shattuck Avenue. Thereported that the man and woman were sitting in the Downtown Berkeley BART Station plaza outside Sliver Pizzeria when they were approached by the group of teens. As the woman was being attacked, she fell to the ground and was bleeding from her head when the man came to her aid and one of the youths hit him with a chair, said Byron White, a spokesperson for the police department.“When the officer tried to detain the suspect, the suspect ran away but was caught after a brief foot chase,” police said.
The 15-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest.
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