ELK GROVE, Calif. — A video circulating on social media captured three children being assaulted by a group of five people in Elk Grove.
According to a Facebook post by the Elk Grove Police Department, around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, three middle school-aged children were walking near Laguna Boulevard and Bruceville Road when one was assaulted by three people, two adults and a juvenile, the Elk Grove Police Department says.
According to Elk Grove police, "When a friend, who was with the child being attacked, tried to intervene, he was struck with a stick by a woman who was with the group assaulting the child."
Following the attack on the children, the suspects got into a car and drove away.
Elk Grove police say they canvassed the area, reviewed video footage, spoke with witnesses, and are working closely with the Elk Grove Unified School District.
Police were able to identify multiple suspects.
On Wednesday night police arrested a 13-year-old and her mother, Demetria Fowler, 32, at their Elk Grove home.
"The juvenile was transported to Juvenile Hall on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy, and battery," Elk Grove police say. "Fowler was booked at the main jail on charges of corporal punishment of a child, conspiracy, battery, and contributing to the delinquency of a child."
Police say the investigation remains active as they are trying to find the two identified suspects and to identify a fifth attacker.
If you have any information regarding this incident, police encourage anyone to call (916) 478-8058.
