Argument about face masks, social distancing at Vancouver track leads to brutal assault on a woman by a man

[Emily]

I heard the victim interviewed on the radio and she said he had been shadowing her around the track before she asked for some space.

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Argument about face masks, social distancing at Vancouver track leads to brutal assault, police say


The victim and suspect were working out at the track when the two got into an argument because the suspect wasn’t wearing a mask or keeping his distance.

Author: KGW Staff

Published: 11:02 AM PDT July 16, 2020

Updated: 4:49 PM PDT July 16, 2020

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A man hit a woman several times and kicked her while she was on the ground after the two got into an argument about wearing face masks and social distancing at a running track in Vancouver, police said.

The alleged assault happened Wednesday in a parking lot between the Clark College campus and Hudson’s Bay High School.

According to police, the victim and suspect were working out at the track when the two got into an argument because the suspect wasn’t wearing a mask or keeping his distance.

A photo of the suspect, taken by the victim and released by police, shows the man making an obscene gesture toward the victim...