Lethbridge Police seeking witnesses during Halloween nightclub assault

Lethbridge Police are asking witnesses to come forward after a weekend assault outside a downtown nightclub.

On Halloween night, police responded to multiple reports of a fight in the 1200 block of 1 Avenue South, across from Pulse Nightclub. Police say the incident started as a dispute over a cellphone which then escalated into a physical altercation between the victim and an unknown man.

During the confrontation, approximately three to five additional males joined in assaulting the victim. The group fled on foot prior to police arrival. The 24-year-old victim was taken to hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the male subjects have been described as being of East Indian descent.

Investigators believe there were approximately 100 people lined up outside the nightclub when the assault occurred and are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward and call LPS at call 403-328-4444 and reference file 26022544.