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TPD Seeking 2 Men In Connection With Somerville Assault, Hate Crime

Transit police said a woman of Asian descent was assaulted and verbally harassed with racial epithets on Feb. 20 at Davis Station.

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Davis Station in Somerville was the site of an alleged assault and hate crime on Feb. 20, according to Transit police. Authorities said a woman of Asian descent was assaulted and verbally harassed with racial epithets by two men.
Davis Station in Somerville was the site of an alleged assault and hate crime on Feb. 20, according to Transit police. Authorities said a woman of Asian descent was assaulted and verbally harassed with racial epithets by two men. (Google Maps)

SOMERVILLE, MA — The MBTA Transit Police (TPD) has announced that it is looking for two men in connection with an alleged assault and hate crime last week at Davis Station in Somerville.

Transit police have posted photos of the suspects on social media and are asking the public for information about the suspects' whereabouts.

According to the TPD, at approximately 5:39 p.m. on Feb. 20, a woman of Asian descent was assaulted and verbally harassed with racial epithets at the station, located at Davis Square.

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Anyone with information relating to the alleged crime or the suspects is asked to contact the TPD's Criminal Investigations Unit at 617-222-1050.

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