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Boy, 14 years old, accused of aggressing four adults in Allston in Firecracker Brawl

Boy, 14 years old, accused of aggressing four adults in Allston in Firecracker Brawl


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Other young people involved in the incident would have fled before the police arrived.

Boy, 14 years old, accused of aggressing four adults in Allston in Firecracker Brawl
David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe

A farce was violently transformed on Tuesday afternoon, when a group of teenagers threw a petard at an entrance to the store, resulting in an attack, the police said.

Conformable Boston Police DepartmentA suspect, a 14 -year -old boy, was arrested and accused of attack and battery.

The police say a group of teenagers were walking next to a store on Cambridge Street and Gordon Street when they threw a petard at the front entrance.

Someone in the store went out to face the group and started to record them video. The police reported that one of the teenagers took the phone out of his hands and began to assault him.

Three participants tried to intervene, the police said, but the suspect pushed him to the ground. The suspect then grabbed a broom from one of the victims and started hitting them. He continued to hit and hit the victims with the boot several times, the police said.

All four alleged victims refused medical treatment.

The police were told that 12 teenagers attack three people, but the remaining young people fled from the scene before the police arrived.

The alleged victims were able to stop one of the suspects who instigated the fight, and the police placed it in arrest.

The police accused the 14 -year -old boy with three accusations of attack and battery for a person over 60, four accusations of attack with a dangerous weapon over a person over 60 years old, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon and malicious destruction.

The Boston Police Department says it will be notified at the Boston Juvenile Court.

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Beth Treffeisen is a general mission reporter for Boston.com, focusing on local news, crime and business in the New England region.