Crime & Safety

Men Attacked Man Over Cigarette In Back Bay Station: Police

Police are looking for the two men who they say assaulted a man after asking him for a cigarette he didn't have.

Police have released surveillance photos of the men in hopes of identifying them.
Police have released surveillance photos of the men in hopes of identifying them. (Transit Police)

BOSTON — Police are asking the public for help in identifying two men who they say attacked a man over a cigarette at Back Bay station last week.

Transit police say the attack happened around 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 16.

Police say the men went up to a man older than 60 and asked for a cigarette. Police say the man told them he didn't smoke, and the men allegedly punched and kicked him before running out of the station.

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In efforts to help find the men, investigators have released photos of the men in question.

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