Overview
- Police say two people on a moped drove past a group outside a home on Wilkinson Avenue and threw an acidic substance at them during a Monday night incident that wounded multiple people.
- Six people were treated for non-life-threatening burns and skin peeling at local hospitals, including three teenagers and one 21-year-old who was moved to a burn unit for second-degree facial and scalp burns.
- A juvenile was taken into custody on Tuesday with charges pending while investigators continue to search for additional suspects and reconstruct an earlier dispute police say may have led to the attack.
- First responders included a HAZMAT team that decontaminated the scene and helped determine the substance police believe was sulfuric acid, a corrosive chemical that can cause lasting physical and psychological harm.
- City officials have ordered the police department to use full resources on the case, and neighbors say the attack has heightened safety concerns in a neighborhood recently shaken by other serious incidents.