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Suspect sought after he randomly assaulted an employee in downtown Victoria

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Victoria police are looking for a suspect who randomly assaulted an employee at a business in the 700-block of Yates Street.

The incident occurred at around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, July 27th, after the suspect entered the business in question and headed straight to the staff-only area.

When approached by a staff member, the suspect became agitated and assaulted the employee before promptly fleeing the scene. Victoria Police officers arrived to find the victim suffering from non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect is described as Caucasian male between 20-25 years of age, standing 5’11” tall with a medium build, has “mop-like” brown hair with curly bangs, and brown eyes.

At the time, he was wearing a dark blue button-up shirt with white flowers, the sleeves rolled to the forearms, and blue jeans.

If you recognize this man or have information about this incident contact VicPD’s non-emergency line at (250) 995-7654. To report what you know anonymously, call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Brishti Basu
Former Senior Staff Writer and Content Manager at Victoria Buzz.

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