JACKSON COUNTY, MI -- At least seven teenagers are wanted for assaulting a 16-year-old boy last Sunday, police said.
At about 3:50 p.m. May 15, deputies from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Pleasant Lake County Park for a reported assault.
Witnesses told police that a group of at least seven people assaulted a 16-year-old boy before fleeing the area.
The victim said he did not know the suspects, and the assault took place after he got into a verbal altercation with his attackers, police said.
Deputies believe the group consisted of at least six boys and one girl, all teenagers, said Lt. Jeremy Barnett.
The 16-year-old victim suffered minor injuries that did not require medical treatment, Barnett said.
The suspects in this attack have not been identified, and an investigation is still underway, police said.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact Deputy Theodore Brejiak at 517-768-7969.
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