Niagara Falls Police responded to the 400 block of Portage Road around 2:00am on May 3rd after reports of an assault.
Upon arrival, officers observed the complainant bleeding from the right side of his face with his t-shirt drenched in blood. The complainant stated he was laying in bed when he overheard people yelling and being loud outside. He went outside and saw a group of seven people - six females and one male.
The complainant saw one black male fighting with a black female while the group watched. He tried to intervene and break up the fight when the male stated, “mind you fuc*ing business old man, that’s my sister.”
The complainant responded, “I don’t care who it is, you shouldn’t be touching a female.”
The group of seven then grabbed him, held him on the ground and started punching him numerous times in the face and body. All suspects were in there twenties.
The complainant refused medical treatment and was not fully cooperative with officers. No further information is available.