Help Montgomery County police identify these suspects who assaulted four unhoused people

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Montgomery County police are asking for help identifying six suspects who assaulted four unhoused people on Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring early Tuesday morning. 

According to police, at around 4:43 a.m., five male suspects and one female suspect exited a Honda Civic and approached four people sleeping nearby. The suspects punched a sleeping woman in the face and broke her phone, assaulted two men sleeping on a bench and chased a third man. Two victims were brought to the hospital for their injuries. 

The Montgomery County Department of Police has released this video of the incident and is asking anyone who recognizes these suspects to visit the Crime Solvers of Montgomery County website at www.crimesolversmcmd.org and click on the “www.p3tips.com” link at the top of the page or call 1-866-411-8477.

Warning: This video contains graphic footage of one of the assaults. In the video, the suspects surround the victim and one starts repeatedly punching him while two others kick him in the head and stomach. Two other suspects stand by and watch the assault.