12 Teens Beat Man in ‘Animalistic’ Attack Outside Gas Station, Ohio Officials Say

A man sitting outside an Ohio gas station was beaten by a group of 12 teenagers in a brutal and unprovoked attack, Cleveland officials say.

Surveillance video captured the group arriving at the gas station — on the city’s northeast side — in stolen Kias and Hyundais at about 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 25, city officials said at a news briefing.

Several teens walk up to a man sitting against a wall and unleash a flurry of kicks and punches, video shared by officials shows. The man tries to get away, but more of the group step in, surrounding him, and he’s unable to escape.

At one point, the man is thrown into the air and body slammed onto the parking lot, video shows. Eventually, he’s able to escape by running into the store.

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After the victim flees the group, multiple juveniles pull out guns — one pulling a rifle out of their pants — and fire dozens of shots at someone or something down the street {snip}

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Of the 12 arrested, all were between 12 and 16 years old, Cleveland Police Chief Wayne Drummond said.

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“What we’re seeing here is … animalistic behavior,” Drummond said.

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One of the dozen arrested was also wanted on a murder charge, officials said.

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