Although a crime alert was sent out to the university community Friday concerning an assault at 4401 Knox Road, Prince George’s County Police officials said yesterday that the incident actually occurred outside 4410 — Santa Fe Cafe.
Prince George’s County Police spokesman Cpl. Mike Rodriguez said a 911 call was placed around 1:25 a.m. on Friday concerning a man, who was bleeding from his head at the intersection near Bank of America.
Rodriguez said the victim was assaulted by multiple people and hit over the head with a bottle. When police arrived on the scene, Rodriguez added, the victim was acting irate and attempted to run away from the officers.
Police brought the victim to Prince George’s Hospital Center, where he was admitted into emergency care because he was deemed a danger to himself, Rodriguez said.
“Once the victim has fully recovered and is able to remember what happened that night, we will see if the victim can describe any suspects and we will try to get an arrest warrant,” Rodriguez said. “In situations like these there is always a possibility the victim got into an altercation and was assaulted by someone he knew, so we’ll be looking into that too.”
Santa Fe owner Mark Srour said Sunday that a fight “could have happened outside” his establishment.
He added that his staff has no control over what happens outside the bar.
County police spokesman Maj. Andrew Ellis said typically, the county public relations office would send out updated information if an incorrect address was given out.
“We would fix the [incorrect] information after further investigation,” Ellis said. “This would include any statement that was submitted to the FBI or resulted in an arrest.”
As of press time, no crime alert had been sent out notifying students of the error.
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