Man Attacked by “Multiple Assailants” and Beaten With Skateboard in Providence

Man Attacked by “Multiple Assailants” and Beaten With Skateboard in Providence

A man was reportedly beaten with a skateboard by a male suspect during a fight in Providence on Wednesday evening. 

The incident happened in the Washington Park neighborhood of the city.

 

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Police were called to the area of Narragansett Boulevard and California Avenue shortly before 7 PM on Wednesday for a report of a disturbance. 

Witnesses told police that a fight between multiple people had just occurred at the corner of the location, and that there was a male victim in the area covered in blood. 

Officers said they located the victim - a male in his 30s - a short while later. 

According to police, the victim's face was blooded and he had visible injuries to his eye and nose; rescue was called to the scene. 

The victim told police he had been going to the corner store when he got into a verbal argument with a male and a female.

He said the altercation turned physical and the male began beating him with his skateboard. 

The victim told police that additional suspects who had been in a car then joined the assault. 

The suspects reportedly then fled the area; detectives are currently investigating.