TARGETED: Two men attacked as they walked and held hands!

A detective from Portland’s bias crimes unit is looking for suspects who police said assaulted two men after they walked together holding hands, reports KATU.com.


Sunday night around 8:30 police said the two men were walking from the Hawthorne Bridge down to the Eastbank Esplanade. They heard people talking and laughing behind them but weren’t sure it was directed at them.

The two had previously been holding hands during their walk, police said.

As they continued on, one of the men was pushed and punched from behind by several people. He was able to break away and call 9-1-1.

At the same time, the attackers punched and kicked his partner in the head, face, back and ribs.

The attackers finally ran away when they heard the first man calling police.

All the suspects are white men in the early 20s, police said. One man was wearing a white or cream-colored hooded sweatshirt, one was in a blue sweatshirt and the third was in a brown sweatshirt.

Police searched the area but could not find the men.