Central park jogger biography of william

On April 19, 1989, shortly after 9pm, a group of 33 teenagers went into Central Park at 110th Street and 5th Avenue for the purpose of beating and robbing people in the park – an activity known as “wilding.”

As the group traveled south through the park, they harassed and assaulted random people they encountered.

At least seven men – joggers, walkers, and bikers – were attacked by the group between 9pm and 10pm.

Two of the men had such serious head injuries that they were hospitalized.

As the group was rioting through the park, different people who saw them or who were harassed by them notified the police.

Central park jogger biography of william

Central Park police officers began searching for the group, traveling to the last destination where the group had reportedly been. And the young men, seeing approaching police lights, retreated into the darkness and behind trees to avoid the police.

Finally, at almost 10pm, the group left the park at West 96th Street.

The Central Park police officers, unable to fi