Police: Man Arrested After Assaulting Elderly Asian Man In Racially Motivated Attack In Chinatown

Philadelphia PA

07 April, 2021

11:48 AM

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CBS Philadelphia April 7, 2021 A man has been arrested after police say he assaulted an elderly Asian man in what appears to be a racially motivated attack. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on the 300 block of North 10th Street in Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood. According to police, officers were called to the scene for multiple reports of a man assaulting a 64-year-old Asian man while shouting anti-Asian remarks. Police say the suspect was tased twice by officers and then arrested. Read more at CBS Philadelphia