San Francisco police arrest man accused of filming attack on Asian man collecting recyclables
Police are searching for another suspect, and the chief said a second arrest is expected soon.
The video shows a man wearing a dark jacket, black pants and black sneakers threatening and brandishing an object at an Asian man. Bystanders watched the attack and hurled racially charged taunts at the man as well.The victim can be seen crying as onlookers imitate him and laugh and hold phones up to his face as he is visibly distressed.
The victim was struck on the back of the head and complained of pain but had no visible injury, police said. Community groups called for action after the attack. San Francisco has a large Asian-American population, making up around 34 percent of the city’s population,Police said in Thursday's statement that officers had been working tirelessly to identify those responsible.Mayor London Breed said at a community gathering Thursday that the video sparked widespread outrage, and not just in the Asian community.
San Francisco’s Bayview community is in the eastern section of the city, southeast of the Mission District.
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