Two of the three teenagers suspected of launching a vicious attack on an off-duty firefighter as he walked his dog in a
New York City park have been turned to their police by their parents and charged with assault.
The NYPD announced the arrests of the two suspects - ages 15 and 16 - on Tuesday, praising the 'hard work and dedication' of detectives.
Video released earlier this week allegedly showed the teens and a third assailant who remains at large attacking an off-duty firefighter on Friday evening.
The teens now in custody were turned into police by their parents, according to the
New York Daily News.
They have been charged with assault and will face a judge in Family Court due to their ages.
Police say the victim, a 44-year-old father of three, was not badly injured despite being repeatedly punched, kicked and struck on the head with a glass bottle.
The suspects were apart of a larger crew responsible for the attack at Juniper Valley Park in Queens.
The group is accused of jumping an off-duty firefighter while he was walking his dog.
The victim was walking along the road at around 9.55pm on Friday when 'at least 100 kids' attacked him, with one of the youngsters calling it 'fight night'.
On Sunday the NYPD published an appeal for help in identifying the attackers.
'The victim engaged the group in conversation concerning the noise they were making. A verbal dispute ensued which escalated in a physical encounter with multiple individuals kicking and punching the victim about the body, before he was able to flee the scene,' NYPD officials said in their appeal.
'Although the victim sustained cuts, bruising and pain he refused medical attention.'
The firefighter, who has not been named, told the
New York Post the mob set on him.
'They just picked me out and approached me,' he said.
He said one of the teens took off his shirt and declared 'I could fight you' while everyone else took out their cell phones. Some of the footage has gone viral online.
'They all came at me,' he said.
'A kid came up behind me and hit me in the back of the head with a bottle and I let go of the dog.'
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