Earlier this week 20-year-old Brandon White was the victim of a gang beating, which was videotaped and uploaded to World Star Hip Hop. The victim has since then decided to speak up about the incident and two suspects have been identified from the video. Downtown 11 Alive reports that that the Atlanta police department is in the process of arresting the suspects. The local community hopes that this investigation helps rid their neighborhood of gang related violence.
ATLANTA — Atlanta police have identified two suspects in a videotaped beating in southwest Atlanta over the weekend.
Atlanta police spokesman Curtis Davenport said Friday morning that two of the men in the violent video posted to the Internet have been identified, and that police expect to arrest them.
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The names of the suspects have not yet been released.
The video shows several men punching and kicking 20-year-old Brandon White and shouting homophobic slurs outside JVC Grocery and Deli at the corner of Delevan and McDaniel streets.
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