The Boston Police Department has released photos of eight men suspected of involvement in an alleged hate crime against a gay couple in the city’s Mattapan neighborhood earlier this month. The men in the photos are believed to have hurled homophobic slurs and taunts at a gay couple on their way to a local convenience store around 8 p.m. on September 13. An altercation followed, with the suspects allegedly swinging various unknown objects at the men in the couple, according to Boston.com. The suspects are believed to have hurled homophobic slurs at a gay couple walking to a local convenience store around 8 p.m. on September 13. During the fight, one of the victims was struck in the back of the head with a baseball bat.