Men Assaulted in Downtown Asheville
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Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2012 · News & Politics
Two Iraq War veterans are recovering after being attacked in downtown Asheville. It happened around 2:30 am Sunday on Patton Avenue. One of the victims says as many as six people pummeled and kicked him until he was bloody. All of the attackers got away before police arrived. The victim, who didn't want to be identified, says he thought he might die. A similar assault was reported last Monday night but Asheville Police assure residents the area is safe. They say they have more resources downtown than in any other part of the city. But they say they are checking for patterns to better deploy officers to trouble spots around the area. _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
