NJ Family Visiting Baltimore Haunted by Random Teen Attack at Inner Harbor

It’s the heart of Baltimore’s tourism industry, but the Inner Harbor turned into a nightmare for a visiting family of 10 earlier this month.

Out of nowhere, they were swarmed and beaten by a large number of teenagers.

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“They swarmed us,” said Stacey. “They hit my husband in the head. They knocked him out . . . and then it was just complete bedlam.”

It happened on the day of the Baltimore Marathon, Oct. 21. The event brought a big crowd to the harbor that night. The 10 family members, from grandparents to grandchildren, were walking by the H&M store when they were overwhelmed.

“And they punched my nephew in the face and knocked him to the floor,” Stacey said. “My sister went to protect her son, and they were kicking her. I was kneeling with my husband screaming ‘Somebody help us, why is nobody helping us?’”

Baltimore City police spokesman T.J. Smith says groups of teens have been a problem in the city.

“It’s always groups of them,” he said. “Someone in that group starts it, and that’s what we saw in this situation.”

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Two members of the family suffered concussions. Others came away with scrapes and bruises, and a vow never return to the Inner Harbor.

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