DC police investigating 'suspected hate crime' in Dupont Circle tea shop; suspect yelled 'COVID-19' and 'Chinese'


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The incident occurred at Valley Brook Tea Tuesday. NOTE: Video contains graphic content." data-section="news" data-subsection="crime" data-topic="" data-subtopic="" data-url="www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/dupont-circle-tea-shop-suspected-hate-crime-peppers-pray-attack/65-294b7fa0-630d-4d1e-89f6-fa1a644200c4" data-gpt-network-code="32805352" data-categories="crime, dc, news, local, home" data-author="John Henry" data-keywords="[ "crime", "dc", "news", "local", "home" ]" data-has-video="true" data-t1-publisher="Paul O'Keefe" > — Valley Brook Tea (@valleybrooktea) November 10, 2020 The Valley Brook Tea employee told WUSA9 over the phone this is the second time he has been attacked in recent months. He said the store’s neighbors in Dupont Circle have been supportive. However, he said it has become tiresome to deal with such incidents. “It seems we're the only business that keeps getting harassed...