Philadelphia police continue to investigate an alleged attack against an active U.S. Army serviceman after Sunday's Mummers Parade.

Austin Freni, 19, a South Jersey native, was beaten by a group of men as he left the parade festivities around 11:09 p.m. near Third Street and Oregon Avenue in South Philadelphia with his mother and girlfriend, police said.



About a dozen men allegedly began making derogatory remarks about the Army as Freni and his companions walked along the 400 block of Oregon Avenue, Freni told police. He was wearing an Army jacket, his family said. After a brief exchange of words, Freni was attacked and struck in the face.