A Halloween night attack on two gay men on the streets of Long Beach is being investigated as a hate crime.
The men were leaving the Gay and Lesbian Center of Greater Long Beach when two other men approached them, made a derogatory reference to homosexuals and then beat them -- one into unconsciousness, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported.
Police said they have arrested two men, ages 19 and 27, on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Now, detectives are investigating the assault as a hate crime, Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Nancy Pratt told the newspaper. The newspaper did not print the suspects' names.
The victims, in their late 50s and early 60s, suffered moderate injuries and were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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