Six Girls, Ages 11 to 14, Arrested After Brutally Violent Assault – Now Being Considered a Hate Crime

Conservative News DailyFebruary 22, 2025

In‌ Washington, D.C., six girls aged 11 ⁣to 14 were arrested for allegedly assaulting a‌ woman at Union Station. The incident, which was captured⁢ on video and circulated on social media, involved the girls punching and kicking the victim. One of the suspects recorded the attack and‍ urged the others to continue. ⁤During ‌the assault, the⁣ girls also targeted bystanders who‌ attempted to intervene but did not severely injure them. Following the incident, two girls, aged 11 ⁣and 13,⁢ were arrested on Thursday and charged with ⁣multiple offenses, including assault with a hazardous weapon and conspiracy to riot. Four additional girls were arrested the following day, facing⁤ similar charges. the ⁢police believe the assaults may have been motivated by ⁤hate or⁣ bias, leading to possible hate crime⁤ enhancements in their charges. D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith praised the swift⁣ action taken by detectives to apprehend the suspects, aiming‍ to‍ deter such behavior in the future. The incident is part of a growing trend of juvenile crime in the area, prompting Mayor Muriel‌ Bowser to express frustration with diversion programs that often allow offenders to avoid prosecution.

Six girls ranging between the ages of 11 and 14 allegedly assaulted a woman at Union Station in Washington, D.C., resulting in their arrests.

Metropolitan Police Department authorities learned of the incident on Wednesday as video of the assault circulated on social media, depicting the group of girls “repeatedly punching and kicking” a woman as she “walked outside of Union Station,” per a news release from the agency.

“One of the suspects recorded the assault and encouraged the other suspects to continue their attack,” the release added.

The girls allegedly attacked other pedestrians who tried to intervene, but none of those victims were severely injured.

Detectives arrested an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old on Thursday in relation to the crime.

Both face charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to riot, simple assault, and disorderly conduct.

Four more girls, who were between the ages of 11 and 14, were arrested on Friday.

Those girls face charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and rioting.

The investigation revealed that all six girls were potentially motivated by “hate or bias,” meaning they will each face charges of assault with a deadly weapon, along with hate crime enhancements.

Chief of Police Pamela Smith commended the detectives for “quickly identifying and apprehending these individuals so our criminal justice system can hold them accountable.”

“I hope the swiftness of these arrests, and the consequences these young people will soon face, deters activity like this from occurring again,” she added.

“We need to continue instilling values in our youngest residents that steer them toward success and away from criminal behavior.”

The incident involved as many as nine suspects, according to a report from WJLA-TV in Washington.

The outlet observed that the Union Station assault was part of a larger pattern of juvenile crimes in the nation’s capital.

Another high-profile juvenile crime involved a robbery during which two minor suspects stole a man’s Canada Goose jacket on a Green Line train traveling between Congress Heights and Anacostia.

The two juvenile suspects were then arrested in Maryland over additional crimes.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser voiced frustration about the trend on Friday, especially since many juvenile suspects are able to avoid prosecution through diversion programs which purportedly help to rehabilitate them, per WJLA.

“We have a good arrest, we make a good case. They have to be charged and put in the system,” she said.

“And I’ve said repeatedly, that doesn’t mean a diversion, that doesn’t mean an unaccountable supervision program. That means we need them in the system.”