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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Police probe assault

Iowa City police are investigating an assault inside a Panchero’s Mexican Grill over the weekend.

According to police reports, the victim of the assault was ordering food around 1 a.m. Sunday at Panchero’s, 965 S. Riverside Drive. As he was ordering, a man reportedly approached him and hit him in the eye after calling him a “zombie.”

Police said the victim tried to use his cell phone to call police, but the assailant punched him again, breaking his nose. He fled out the back door; the victim was taken to the UI Hospitals and Clinics for treatment.

The man accused of assaulting the victim is described as a dark-complected white man with short brown hair, around 20 years old, between 6 foot and 6-2 and 200 to 230 pounds.

— by Marleen Linares

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