Detroit — Police made an arrest
Thursday after a video circulating on social media appeared to show a
man punching elderly victims lying in bed.
Police
said in a statement that they are holding a 20-year-old man in
connection to the assault and battery of an elderly male at a nursing
home on Detroit’s west side.
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| A screenshot from a video that went viral showing a suspect abusing an elderly man. Detroit Police acknowledged that the sharing of the video helped them track down and arrest the suspect. (Photo: Twitter) |
Detroit Police Chief James Craig said the department
is investigating the incident that allegedly occurred at Westwood
Nursing Center on the city's northwest side.
"The
nursing home was unaware of the assault until they saw the video," Craig
said during a press conference Thursday. "We are still investigating
that aspect of the case, but we do have a suspect in custody."
A
video had been posted on social media and shared several times by
concerned citizens of an incident that allegedly occurred on May 15.
Police said both the 75-year-old male victim and the suspect are
patients at the nursing home located in the 16500 block of Schaefer.
The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for his non-life threatening injuries, police said.
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