Police seeking to identify Jamaica Plain sexual assault suspect
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a sexual assault that occurred Thursday in Jamaica Plain.Around 1:41 a.m., officers responded to the area of Gay Head and Minden streets for a report of a sexual assault.A woman told officers that while she was on Gay Head Street, a man approached her, displayed a firearm, and demanded her cell phone, according to police. He then allegedly ordered her to walk with him into a backyard in the area of 24 Gay Head St. where she said he sexually assaulted her.The suspect was described as either a light-skinned black or Hispanic man with light-colored eyes, police said. The woman said he was wearing a mask pulled up over his nose, a black hooded sweatshirt with a white logo on the front, and black jeans.The man was last seen running down Arklow Street toward Walden Street, according to police. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call 617-343-4400.
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