A group of seven teenagers attacked and killed a 72-year-old man in Philadelphia last month with a traffic cone, according to video released by the Philadelphia Police Department on Friday.
The disturbing video of the incident, which happened on June 14, shows a group of what appear to be teenagers stalking the victim identified as James Lambert in the 2100 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue in the city’s Northwest Corridor.
The video shows Lambert trying to leave the group around 3am.
James Lambert, 72, died after being hit with a traffic cone by a group of Philadelphia teenagers, police said. (Philadelphia Police Department)
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The teenagers then followed the 72-year-old across the street before one of the male attackers attacked him from behind by hitting him with a traffic cone.
The blow knocked Lambert to the ground, so one of the females in the group picked up the cone and hit him again with it.
The incident was filmed by other members of the group who were also seen smiling and laughing throughout the attack. Although one of the females appeared startled by the incident and held her hands over her mouth in a gesture indicating shock.
James Lambert, 72, died after being hit with a traffic cone by a group of Philadelphia teenagers, police said. (Philadelphia Police Department)
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The video showed Lambert appearing to get up to leave the area before being hit again with the cone by the same female attacker.
The teenagers then left the scene as one of the men pedaled away on a scooter smiling with another male companion.
Police said Lambert was taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries the next day.
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According to information, none of the perpetrators have been arrested yet, while all seven people who were found during the incident are being sought by the police.
Police have offered a $20,000 reward for information about the people, who have been described as “four black males and three black females who appear to be in their early to mid-teens.”
Caitlin McFall is a reporter for Fox News Digital. She can be reached at [email protected] or @ctlnmcfall on Twitter.