Viral Video Of H.S. Basketball Players Attacking Junior Varsity Coach Sparks Outrage
A disturbing clip has hit the internet and it apparently shows a bunch of teens beating up their high school coach.
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Police out in New Jersey tell local news stations that a junior varsity coach was attacked in front of his own school, Malcolm X Shabazz H.S. in Newark on Tuesday at around 9 pm. In the video obtained CBS, shows the man being kicked and punched REPEATEDLY by at least four people. Cops say after they saw the footage they identified the attackers as members of the school’s basketball team. However, their names are not being shared since they’re all minors, but they have since been suspended.
While it’s unclear why this happened, police say the teens jumped the man after they got off the team bus upon returning from a road game. Cops say a criminal investigation is underway.
“Our detectives are investigating this incident to identify and to appropriately charge those individuals involved,” TMZ quotes Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose. “Those found to have participated in this senseless act of violence will face criminal charges.”
It was said that Newark mayor, Ras J. Baraka, also promised to punish for the individuals involved in the attack, saying, “The actions of these students will not be tolerated.”
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