Cincinnati cops call black-on-white attack a hate crime

A mob of 40 or so black youths attacked a white man in Cincinnati during Fourth of July celebrations.

Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell has petitioned the Hamilton County prosecutor to charge black suspects involved in a horrific public street beating of a white man with hate crimes.

As WND previously reported, a mob of black youths beat and bloodied a white male in Fountain Square in Cincinnati during a hip-hop concert on the Fourth of July. A video of the shocking scene, post-attack, showed blacks youths standing around the bloodied, unconscious man, laughing, joking and screaming. Two black males were later arrested, Jy Quynn Britten and Gary Sheffield.

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Two officers were also injured during the mob attack, which included about 40 black youths, the Gateway Pundit previously reported.

Now, authorities say the attack, described as "anti-white" in the original incident report from officer Alicia Essert, is actually going to be pursued as a formal hate crime, the Blaze reported.

Blackwell asked prosecutor Joe Deters to charge the men with hate crimes, the Cincinnati Inquirer reported.

In a press release, police department spokeswoman Tiffaney Hardy said: "In many cases, a hate/bias relationship between the offender(s) and suspect(s) may not be easily apparent at the time of, or even shortly after the commission of the offense. Often, hate/bias elements become evident only after thorough investigation and review of the available evidence."

WARNING: Video of the attack contains graphic content: