Three young boys were arrested after witnesses told California police they were assaulting a homeless man on Saturday.
The Long Beach Police Department said that they were called to downtown Long Beach near Pacific Avenue and 1st Street over a call of assault with a deadly weapon.
Police said the three boys had gotten into a verbal altercation with the homeless man at about 6:25 p.m. and then began to beat him with tent poles and a tripod. They also allegedly threw objects at the man.
As officers arrived, the juveniles ran away from the scene, but police said they were able to identify them and detain them.
Video showed police putting the smallest of the boys, who was 12 years
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