took 34 year old derek yerby into custody in connection with the august 2nd attack fortunately in this incident. we had some some good photos and surveillance and officers were able to use those photos to to be able to locate and identify the suspect fairly quickly. so really just some great officers out there in the field doing good police work. chew has served on several city commissions and is a long-time san francisco. resident yerby has been booked into the san francisco county jail on felony assault charges. he is not facing a hate crime charge. well, the attack of greg chu is one of the crimes prompting the asian-american community to mobilize two demand action and answers to crimes against the aapi community abc 7 news reporter cornell. bernard was at a rally today in san francisco and cornell. these activists are sending a strong message. yeah, dion activists say enough is enough. they are demanding a meeting with the police chief about protecting the asian-american community from future violence all in the wake of beating of a senior citizen all right by asian head humidity a

took 34 year old derek yerby into custody in connection with the august 2nd attack fortunately in thise had some some good photos and surveillance and officers were able to use those photos to to be able to locate and identify the sus

morning police took 34 year-old derek yerby in connection with the august 2nd attack. again, investigators say that attack was unprovoked. >> system of these are our most vulnerable residents. and when they are attacked it tends to draw a lot more attention from people. dion: they will interview the suspect to determine whether racial bias has anything to do with the assault. yerby is facing numerous assault charges. this has prompted the asian-american community to mobilize for answers against the aapi comm community. activists had a strong message. reporter: community activists called for violence against the aapi community to stop. >> people are scared. it feels like open season on the asian-american community especially the most vulnerable segments of our community >> this week abc7 news was first to share this disturbing video. a 70 year-old grandmother known as mrs. ren beautifully beaten and suspects trying to rob her. >> they got really mad and pulled me down. >> it's been a week so far. the perpetrators not been caught. and we are demanding answers from sfp.d.