New Westminster police are looking for witnesses after a teen was hit with a baseball bat and had to be taken to hospital.
Four youths were walking home at the 700 block of 20 Street last Friday around 8 p.m., when a car approached.
A soccer ball, belonging to one of the teens, 鈥渃rossed paths鈥� with the vehicle as it passed, police said.
The car stopped and a man got out of the passenger side. He allegedly chased the teens with a metal baseball bat.
鈥淭his is a gross overreaction on the part of the motorist,鈥� said spokesman Sgt. Jeff Scott in a news release issued Monday afternoon. 鈥淲e want to hear from anyone who may have witnessed this incident.鈥�
Anyone with information is asked to call 604-525-5411.
laura.baziuk@bpdigital.ca
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