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.

A man is dead, and this is what you want to talk about.

The Herald lead:

Prosecutors: Man fatally beaten by 12 men over a cigarette

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

now it makes sense

Weird style of garb for a funeral for someone who died in a motorcycle accident.

Wasn't Lynn home to the local chapter of Hell's Angels?

Pokaski is right - the bar can't be held accountable for this - thugs are thugs no matter where they go, but you can't exclude people dressed up in "tuxes," can you?