A police officer stands in 4th Street as an ambulance leaves the area after two officers responding to a disturbance in the the area of 125 N. College were assaulted Friday, August 21, 2020. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
A police officer stands in 4th Street as an ambulance leaves the area after two officers responding to a disturbance in the area of 125 N. Walnut were assaulted Friday, August 21, 2020. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
Two police officers were assaulted when they responded to a disturbance in the area of 125 N. Walnut Friday afternoon, according to witnesses who spoke to The Bloomingtonian.
Witnesses told the Bloomingtonian they saw a man harassing diners at one of the restaurants on Kirkwood, and said after police arrived, the man punched a female officer, then punched a male officer at least five times.
More police officers arrived, according to witnesses, and the man was subdued as multiple bystanders recorded video of the incident.
According to scanner traffic, two police officers were injured and were given medical attention. The man who assaulted officers was also taken to IU Bloomington Health. The Bloomingtonian heard scanner traffic that indicated officers were escorting the ambulance with the man who struck the officers.
The Bloomingtonian has reached out to the Bloomington Police Department. This story will be updated.
A police officer stands in 4th Street as an ambulance leaves the area after two officers responding to a disturbance in the area of 125 N. Walnut were assaulted Friday, August 21, 2020. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)Police cars are parked in an alley next to the Hyatt after officers responded to a disturbance in the area of 125 N. Walnut and were assaulted Friday, August 21, 2020. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)A police cruiser sits in an alley unmanned after two officers responding to a disturbance in the area of 125 N. Walnut were assaulted Friday, August 21, 2020. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)Police officers collect two unmanned cruisers belonging to two police officers who were assaulted while responding to a disturbance in the area of 125 N. Walnut, Friday, August 21, 2020. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
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