SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Four white teenagers who allegedly beat a black youth at a suburban shopping center were booked on suspicion of committing a hate crime, police said Tuesday.
The 17-year-old victim, who lives in the San Fernando Valley, was treated for bruises, swelling and a dislocated knee at Simi Valley Hospital and released to his parents after the attack, police said. He was not identified because he is a minor.
Police said he was selling newspaper subscriptions outside a Simi Valley shopping mall when the four teens approached and yelled racial slurs about 6:45 p.m. Monday. After being punched in the face, the youth tried to run away but tripped on a planter.
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After fleeing, two teens were arrested on Monday night and the others on Tuesday afternoon, said police Sgt. Paul Fitzpatrick. Items about white supremacy were found in a suspect's cars, he said.
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