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Kelowna Mounties search for assailants after downtown gang bashing

Male victim taken to hospital with head injuries

File photo of the side of an RCMP vehicle.
File photo of the side of an RCMP vehicle.

The Kelowna RCMP is searching for a group of people who beat a man to the ground in the central business district early Sunday morning.

According to Kelowna RCMP spokesperson Const. Mike Della-Paolera, police were called to a business on the 200-block of Bernard Avenue at 12:45 a.m. on Jan. 29 where they found a seriously-injured man laying unconscious on the ground bleeding from his head.

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Witnesses told police that the man had been attacked by a group of people who had fled the scene westbound down Bernard Avenue.

“Patrols by officers were unsuccessful in locating the suspects, which are believed to be known by the victim,” Della-Paolera said.

“This kind of attack on someone is completely unacceptable and the Kelowna RCMP will exhaust all investigational avenues in order to identify and arrest those responsible.”