(WASHINGTON) — Police in Washington, D.C., are investigating a suspected hate crime after two men were punched by assailants who hurled a gay slur at them while referencing monkeypox, according to a police report.
The incident occurred Sunday afternoon in Northwest D.C., according to a public incident report from the Metropolitan Police Department.
The two men were walking on Seventh Street NW when the suspects approached them and called them"monkeypox f-----s," according to the report. The suspects"punched them several times" before fleeing, according to the report. One of the victim's sunglasses were damaged in the attack, according to police.. The victims, a gay couple, were transported by police to the hospital following the attack, according to Metro Weekly.
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