Maryland special needs woman mocked, assaulted by group on Rockville bus: police

A special needs woman in Maryland was brutally mocked and attacked by a group of three people on a Montgomery County bus, people say.

The 23-year-old woman — who has not been publicly identified by authorities — was sitting on a bus near East Gude Drive when the incident occurred on Thursday. A group of three people got on the bus at around 3 p.m. and began mocking her.

Rockville City Police Department told Fox News Digital that the group was made up of one woman and two men. At one point, the female suspect began striking the victim in the face before all three suspects fled the bus.

The victim's mother told FOX 5 DC that she has special needs. Pictures provided by the victim's family show her with a swollen left eye.

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The victim was treated by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service shortly after the incident. Police released descriptions of the suspects' appearances to help the public identify them.

"The female suspect was described as African American, thin build, long hair, wearing a dark-colored dress," the Rockville City Police Department said. "She was accompanied by two African American males, thin builds, both wearing dark gym clothing." 

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Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call authorities at 240-314-8938.

Rockville City Police Department is actively investigating the case. No additional details are available.

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Biden nearly flies directly over East Palestine, Ohio while on trip to Milwaukee to tout 'Bidenomics'

President Biden nearly flew directly over East Palestine, Ohio, on Tuesday, the town he promised to visit in March following a disastrous train derailment that took place there a month earlier, but has yet to do so.

Biden's flight path aboard Air Force One while heading to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for an event touting "Bidenomics," his administration's economic agenda, flew within 20 miles of East Palestine, according to public flight data.

A freight train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine on Feb. 3, spurring environmental and health concerns among residents there. 

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On March 2, Biden promised he would visit the small town "at some point" after growing pressure to do so from both sides of the aisle, but White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the next day that the administration didn't "have a plan" for him to visit despite making the promise.

As the fallout from the disaster continued, residents of East Palestine and the surrounding area, including part of Pennsylvania, voiced concerns about the health risks after hazardous chemicals that the Norfolk Southern freight train was carrying were burned at the site, sending a plume of thick black smoke into the sky.

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At the time, officials insisted the water and air there were safe. However, multiple reports showed that people living there had listed an array of worrying symptoms, including headaches, dizziness and nausea, in the weeks since the derailment.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.

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Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind and Timothy H.J. Nerozzi contributed to this report.

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