21-Year-Old Charged in Connection to Violent U Street Attack Caught on Camera!
Washington, D.C. police are investigating a brutal beating that occurred outside a U Street shop, an incident that has gone viral after being caught on camera. The video was posted on the social media platform “X,” previously known as Twitter, on Saturday and has since reached over 500,000 views.
In the footage, a group of people appears to be in a physical altercation with at least one individual. FOX 5 shared these videos with D.C. police, who confirmed that they are actively investigating the incident.
According to the police report, the incident was reported around 4 a.m. on Saturday near 10th and U Streets, NW. The victim was found “bleeding severely from the face,” as stated in the report. The footage from security cameras shows multiple people attacking the victim.
Police responded by issuing a lookout alert based on the video evidence. Shortly after, officers spotted the suspect in the 900 block of U Street NW. Authorities have since identified the suspect as 21-year-old Marcus Newman, Jr., a resident of Southeast D.C. Newman has been charged with simple assault.
The video shows the altercation unfolding outside of America’s Best Wingstop on U Street. A store employee, who did not wish to be filmed, informed FOX 5 that the group involved had caused some disturbance inside the store before the violence erupted. He added that employees had intervened before the situation turned violent.
Gene Barnett, an employee at a bar along U Street, has seen the video circulating online. Barnett, who has worked on U Street for about 12 years, shared his thoughts on the changes he’s observed over the years. “It’s more like younger people coming out on the streets,” he said.
“I’d say keep your head on a swivel, you know. You have to be very careful what you say to people, especially when there’s drinking involved. Some people get hyped up from alcohol, so stay alert.”
Another man who watched the video expressed shock at the incident. “I feel like it’s crazy,” he said. “I don’t know what happened personally, but it’s amazing something like that could happen here. They’re out here sword fighting and whatnot; that’s just wild.”
A woman who works in the area also saw the footage and was disheartened by what she witnessed. “My message would be to try and live in unity,” she said. “We’re all here, in one city. Why not live and work together peacefully? It just feels like the younger generation is getting out of control here.”