3 teen girls wanted for robbery, assault at Silver Spring beauty store: police
Silver Spring beauty supply owner speaks out after being attacked, robbed by teens
Battered and bruised. That's how a beauty supply store owner says he was left after three teenage girls attacked him at the Ellsworth Mall in Silver Spring. And it was all caught on camera. FOX 5's Shomari Stone has the story.
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Montgomery County police are searching for the teenage suspects they say robbed and assaulted the owner of a beauty store in Silver Spring.
Police say on Friday, March 1 and Sunday, March 3, three suspects went into the Beauty Pro store at City Place Mall on Colesville Road and started to steal items.
When the owner went to confront the thieves, the suspects refused to return the stolen property, assaulted the victim and left the scene.
The owner, James Hwang, told FOX 5 he was left battered and bruised after the attack.
"I'm still scared," Hwang said. "I feel like there's still trauma when the people come, the youngsters come, three, four, five people all together. I still feel uncomfortable dealing with the people."
"Since COVID-19, young people's behavior has become more wild," he added.
Detectives have released surveillance video and photos of the three suspects and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying them.
They are described as three unknown-race teenage girls, approximately 5’6" tall with dark hair.
Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to call Montgomery County Crimestoppers at 1-866-411-8477 or submit a tip online.
FOX 5's Shomari Stone contributed to this report.