Source: Pittsburgh Post-GazetteOct.self storage 09--Pittsburgh police charged a North Hills man today with simple assault in connection with the attack on a gay man and his boyfriend outside a Lawrenceville bar over the weekend.Vincent Happ, 24, will receive a summons charging him with one count of simple assault, police spokeswoman Diane Richard said in a press release.Ms. Richard said police interviewed people in connection with the case and intend to interview several others as their investigation evolves.Police said they went to the 5100 block of Butler Street shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday for a report that a man had been assaulted.Ben Stoviak, 26, of Squirrel Hill, told police he was leaving a bar with his 22-year-old boyfriend when tmini storageree men began yelling at them, using a derogatory term for a gay person.Police said the men surrounded Mr. Stoviak and his boyfriend, punched Mr. Stoviak and one man kicked him in the face and head.Mr. Stoviak declined medical treatment at the scene.A witness saw the three men drive away in a black Hyundai and wrote down the license plate.Mr. Stoviak told KDKA-TV he felt he and his boyfriend were targeted because of their sexuality and because they were openly showing affection toward one another.Liz Navratil: lnavratil@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1438. Twitter: @LizNavratil.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at .post-gazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉
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Pittsburgh police charge North Hills man in Lawrenceville beating
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