A GW student was attacked early last Saturday morning in the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report.

The student reported that she was approaching Washington Circle at 12:20 a.m. when she was attacked by a group of male and female juveniles. According to the report, they surrounded her, began shoving her, and sprayed her in the face with pepper spray. The group tried to grab her purse but she would not let go, and she was pushed to the ground and kicked repeatedly.

The group of juveniles then ran away, University Police Chief Dolores Stafford said, but a GW 4-RIDE driver who had witnessed the attack followed them as they ran north on New Hampshire Avenue. UPD and MPD identified six of the suspects and the victim was able to identify two of them. The two suspects identified by the victim were arrested and the others were released to their parents.

The victim refused medical transport, but recieved anti-pepper spray wipes from a medic, according to the MPD report.