Byline: John F. Bonfatti Associated Press
A First Night celebration turned violent when a mob of about two dozen youths attacked some of the 20,000 people who celebrated the arrival of the new year in downtown Buffalo, police said Tuesday.
Two people were hospitalized.
Police Lt. Michael McParlane characterized the event as "just a bunch of black kids going around beating on white people," He said the violence began just after midnight.
Witnesses said a group of between 20 and 30 young people made its way north on Main Street, on which the city's rapid transit line runs, encountering smaller groups of victims as it moved.
"They …
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