A Blucher Avenue family suddenly became the victim of a violent attack by a group after the homeowner began investigating the commotion on his front lawn.

THUNDER BAY – Three people are under arrest and facing assault charges after three Blucher Street residents were attacked outside their home.

Last Friday at about 11:15 p.m. Thunder Bay Police responded to a call reporting two individuals being assaulted by a group of people. Arriving on scene a few minutes later, they found the attack in progress, but the alleged assaulters fled.

Three people involved in the assault were arrested a short time later.

Julie Tilbury, spokesperson for the Thunder Bay Police, said on Monday a 37-year-old male victim said he heard a commotion outside his residence and attempted to stop an altercation between six people. The suspects then turned their attention to the homeowner.

"The family just heard the commotion and went out to see what was going on and tried ot get it to stop," Tilbury said. "All the people involved turned their attention to him and he became the victim."

While they were assaulting him, his 33-year-old wife came out to intervene and was subsequently dragged to the ground and also assaulted. Just before police arrived on scene the couple’s 13-year-old son came outside and was punched by one of the males in the group.

"The victims injuries were superficial in nature," Tilbury said. "However, they did receive medical attention from the paramedics that did show up. They did not go to the hospital."

Eighteen-year-olds Samuel King and Kailee Loon and 21-year-old Bryton-Lee Patayash were arrested. Each faces a charge of aggravated assault and two counts of assault.

All three have been remanded into custody.

Police are still looking for information on the three other individuals involved in the assault and are asking anyone with information on the incident to phone police at 684-1200 or submit a tip online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Tilbury said that when incidents such as this occur outside your home or property, it is usually wise to call police, who are trained to deal with these types of incidents.

"Every person has their own level of safety and how they feel they can conduct themselves and handle situations," she said. "That is up to the individual person and how they can handle it when things are gong on around or on your property. If you don’t know what’s going on and you do have some concerns, just give us a call."