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Salt Lake City police locate man who 'messed with the wrong queers' when he punched a gay man in a
Salt Lake City police locate man who ‘messed with the wrong queers’ when he punched a gay man in a video gone viralSalt Lake City police have located the man captured on video hitting another man after asking if he was gay.
The assault is shown in an eight-second video posted to Twitter on Sunday by Sal Trejo. It quickly spread, catching the attention of the community, elected leaders and the news media.
“He just messed with the wrong queers,” Trejo said. “We knew that we would be able to find him because we have the resources and we have the support of the great community here in Salt Lake City.”
The assault took place on the sidewalk near 327 S. Main St. about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. The video starts with the suspect asking, “Are you gay, though?”
Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/02/18/salt-lake-city-gay-man/