Police investigating Northwest D.C. attack as a hate crime

D.C. police are investigating a Sunday assault on two men as a hate crime, and they are looking for the people who were involved in the incident.

The incident happened at about 6 p.m. Sunday at Third and Q streets Northwest. Two men were approached by three people, one of whom said a homophobic slur and punched the victims, police spokeswoman Officer Tisha Gant said. The victims were treated at the scene.