Overnight Assaults Result in Four Men Being Pepper sprayed.

LETHBRIDGE:  Police are investigating multiple early morning assaults involving pepper spray.

Between 12:20 a.m. and 2:58 a.m. on Thursday (June 30th) police were called to four assault reports involving men who were sprayed in the face with pepper spray. Two of the incidents occurred near the 300 block of Stafford Drive North, one near the 400 block of 5 Street South and the other in the alley along the 200 block of 1st Avenue South.

In three of the cases, the victims were confronted by a group of men who were unknown to them and in the fourth case the victim was confronted and assaulted by a man he knew. 

In all cases the suspects fled the area before police arrivedl and officers were not able to locate them.