( CNN ) -- A suspect is in custody in a case involving the beating of a gay man during Detroit 's Motor City Pride festival that was caught on cell phone video , according to Detroit police . The suspect is a juvenile . Police say they are are still looking for help to identify the other men shown in the video beating Christin Howard , a 20-year-old hairdresser , on June 8 . Howard told CNN affiliate WXYZ he was taking a picture with a friend when things suddenly turned violent . A group of men began to `` gay bash '' him , he said , hurling anti-gay slurs his way . Then they started to physically attack him . `` I just thought I was going to die . At one point I thought they were going to kill me , '' Howard said . The attack left Howard bruised , with a bloody eye , cuts and a broken finger , leaving him unable to sleep or work . David Wait , chairman of Motor City Pride , called the incident troubling , adding that he 'd noticed `` record attendance on Sunday and we took steps to increase security . '' Wait praised police for their `` swift efforts '' at investigating the crime . CNN 's Melodi Smith contributed to this story .
Detroit police arrest a juvenile suspected of beating a gay man . The beating was caught on cell phone and involved more suspects . It happened during Detroit 's gay pride festivities June 8 . The victim suffered bruises , cuts and a broken finger .