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Gang Members Struck Teen With Chair Inside Bronx Popeyes, Police Say

By Eddie Small | October 23, 2015 12:40pm | Updated on October 25, 2015 9:39pm
 Police are looking for 25 gang members wanted in connection with assaulting a teenager in a South Bronx Popeyes.
Police are looking for 25 gang members wanted in connection with assaulting a teenager in a South Bronx Popeyes.
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CONCOURSE — A group of 25 gang members is wanted for attacking a teenager with a wooden chair inside a South Bronx Popeyes, police said.

The assault took place around 3:50 p.m. on Sept. 22, when the gang went into a Popeyes at 557 Grand Concourse, according to the NYPD.

The group, who police believe are members of the African Troublemakers gang — also known as Fast Money — hit their 16-year-old male victim with a wooden chair and punched him several times, police said.

The victim suffered a gash to his head and went to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to the NYPD.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.