A man was transported to Salina Regional Health Center Tuesday night after he allegedly was attacked by a known supsect wielding what one witness described as a hatchet.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning that officers were sent to the 300 block of South 10th Street at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday for the report of a man who had been attacked with a hatchet. Upon arrival, they met with the victim who had serious injuries to his face. Additionally, officers located a blue roofing hammer near the victim, Forrester noted.
According to Forrester, a witness reported she was in her room when the victim, with whom she is acquainted, began knocking on her window. The woman told officers that she went outside to find the bleeding man leaning on her fence gate. The woman said he told her that he needed help. Forrester reported that the woman said she then observed a light-skinned Black male approaching the man and they began fighting in the street. The subject allegedly hit the man in the face with what the woman described as a “hatchet,” Forrester explained.
The woman said that when she and a man from the house went to assist the victim, the suspect took off southbound on South 10th Street on a bicycle. According to Forrester, the victim reported that the bicycle, a green BMX-style bicycle valued at $30, was his.
Additionally, the man told police that he had an undisclosed amount of cash taken as well, Forrester noted.
The man, who was transported to SRHC, had broken bones in his face and a brain bleed, Forrester explained.
According to Forrester, the incident was not a random act, as the suspect is known to the victim.