Persons of interest from attack at Towson Town Center detained. Workers say "you're safe" at the mall.

BALTIMORE - Persons of interest have been identified from an assault that happened Wednesday evening in the parking garage of Towson Town Center.

Police said they have people detained, but investigators are working to determine their roles.

Residents and workers in Towson say that despite a group of minors attacking a man while leaving the mall, the area is mostly safe.

"If you come to the mall, you're safe," said Dubam Ofoche, who works at the mall. "These incidents shouldn't make you be afraid, like, 'Oh no something bad can happen to me.'"

An increased police presence is expected in Towson and nearby the shopping mall, Baltimore County Police said.

Police said the group of minors attempted to rob the man Wednesday evening, then followed him into the parking garage and attacked him.

He was treated at the hospital with a laceration and will be OK.

Residents told WJZ that while the attack is unfortunate, Towson is still a safe place to shop and live. 

"I mean 99% of the young people that come into our community are not a problem," said Nancy Hafford, from the Towson Chamber of Commerce.  

Police responded to the parking garage around 8:20 p.m. for a reported fight. Witnesses told police that a group of male and female minors were assaulting the man.

"It's crazy because yesterday as I was walking out of work around 8 pm, this Doordasher, he told me about the incident," said  Ofoche. "He told me like, 'Oh yeah, there was an assault and all this police.'"

By the time police arrived, officers said the group of minors were nowhere to be found.

"You will be found, you will be caught, you will be prosecuted," Hafford said.

Hafford said the key to keeping Towson safe is the partnerships they've worked to maintain with the various stakeholders, including the 95% of businesses who own security footage for the sake of deterring crime. 

"And then our businesses work with the police," Hafford said. "What can we do? How can we help? And that's all a community can do."

The resounding message from this community is that they are engaged with one another to make Towson a place where all can safely come to shop eat and play. 

Meanwhile, Baltimore County investigators are working with businesses to track down those juvenile suspects.