Alleged victim of red-vest mob dies

From a press release from the DA's office. Flashner is Assistant District Attorney Cory Flashner.

Flashner told the court that the defendants – nine of whom were wearing black tuxedos with red vests – had come to Club 33 after attending the funeral of a friend killed in a Lynn motorcycle collision.

Alicea was also at the club with a small group of his own friends. There was no trouble inside the establishment. Shortly before 2:30 Friday morning, however, as the club was closing, Alicea had a conversation with some of the defendants. That conversation became a verbal altercation, Flashner said, and the verbal altercation became heated with shouting and cursing.

"Mr. Alicea was set upon by the defendants and was severely beaten," Flashner said in court. "Mr. Alicea was left in the street bleeding."

The defendants, Flashner said, fled to a white stretch limousine but were stopped by responding Boston Police before they could leave the area. Of 14 male occupants detained by the responding officers, the 12 defendants were identified at the scene as having taken part in the beating.

"Significant portions of the incident were captured on video from cameras directed at the street and mounted on nearby buildings," Flashner said.

Black tuxedos with red vests, the DA's office says.