Police investigate ‘disturbing’ assault of Albuquerque teen
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Update: Albuquerque police have provided more information on this case. Two suspects were arrested overnight.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Videos circulating on social media show the brutal attack of a teenage girl in Albuquerque. APD has confirmed detectives are looking into that attack.
APD officers initially responded to a report of a missing teen Sunday. A teen reportedly left a home in the Northeast Heights with a friend and other teens.
“The two friends were separated and one was taken to a park and severely beaten,” Gilbert Gallegos, APD spokesman, said in a release.
According to police, someone took the victim back to the home in the Northeast Heights. The teen who was reported missing was dropped off in the Southeast Heights.
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Detectives found several social media posts about the beating, and some posts that identify possible attackers.
If you have any information about this case or evidence, call police at 505-242-COPS.