An investigation is underway following a late-night assault in Simi Valley involving multiple juveniles, authorities said.
Simi Valley police responded to a call of a physical altercation on Friday, around midnight, at the Regal Cinemas parking lot in the 2700 block of Tapo Canyon Road.
Cell phone video appears to show a group of aggressive teenagers chasing and hitting a person in the parking lot.
Simi Valley Police are unable to confirm exactly how many people were involved, but believe the attackers were all teenagers, under the age of 18. The victim is 18 and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Multiple videos of the assault posted online are being used as part of the investigation.
“We’re doing the best we can to our ability to investigate and figure out what’s going to be happening or coming from this,” said Simi Valley Police Officer Cesar Guzman. “That’s part of the investigation we have to figure out, what led up to that to occur.”
It’s unclear how the altercation started or whether it was a possible hate crime, according to police. No arrests have been made.
“It’s disturbing, it’s something that shouldn’t happen to anybody. No matter what age or race or anything like that right,” said Guzman.
Anyone with information about this incident or who may have recorded videos is encouraged to contact Officer Juarez at 805-217-7905.