Hate crime investigation underway after man allegedly shouts racial slur at young teens
The teenagers had reportedly just bought donut holes and were giving them out on State Street in Newburyport.
Newburyport police are investigating after a man in a vehicle allegedly yelled a racial slur at a group of young teenagers who had just bought donut holes and were giving them out.The incident happened last Thursday on State Street, police said in a news release. A woman told police that the man “engaged in a dispute” with the group of middle school-aged teens, and then drove away.Police have a video of part of the incident, the release said. A witness also took down the license plate for the vehicle the man was driving, and provided that to police. The man has since been identified; his name has not been released publicly.Authorities are working with the Essex County District Attorney to see if the incident “meets the standard for a hate crime/bias-motivated crime.”“The Newburyport Police Department is actively investigating this incident, using all resources at our disposal,” City Marshal Mark Murray said in the release. “We do not tolerate acts of racism or bias in our community, and we will pursue this investigation, wherever the facts take us.”
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