A man is in hospital after being targeted by a group of vigilantes in Dawson Creek, BC, said the BC RCMP on Friday.On Wednesday, around 10 p.m., Dawson Creek RCMP received a report that a man was "being targeted and attacked by vigilantes" near a local business on the Dangerous Goods Route..On Thursday, around 7 a.m., the police received another report of a man being assaulted at the intersection of 225 and Hwy. 97 South in Arras.."Investigators determined that the victim in both incidents was the same 20-year-old man. The victim was transported to hospital for treatment for non-life threatening injuries," said the BC RCMP..The attacks where sparked by rumours the man was allegedly luring children from Grande Prairie on social media..Vigilantes took matters into their own hands and allegedly bear-sprayed, beat and hit the man with a car..Dawson Creek RCMP said they received reports of a group online saying they were trying to find the man. It called the rumours of luring "unsubstantiated.".The man spoke to CJDC-TV in Dawson Creek on Wednesday and denied all of the allegations.."He said he was only fined $600 for having a marijuana cigarette in his car," CJDC-TV reported.. Car destroyedThis picture of the man's SUV was posted to Facebook. ."According to police in Dawson Creek, the men vandalized and destroyed the man's vehicle. RCMP said the man was chased and then bear sprayed," CJDC-TV reported.."He was then hit by a car and then beaten with a metal object. Police said he received facial injuries and a number of broken bones.".CJDC-TV said the man was rushed to the Dawson Creek hospital and then transported to a new medical facility..Anyone with information is asked to contact the Dawson Creek RCMP at 250-784-3700.
A man is in hospital after being targeted by a group of vigilantes in Dawson Creek, BC, said the BC RCMP on Friday.On Wednesday, around 10 p.m., Dawson Creek RCMP received a report that a man was "being targeted and attacked by vigilantes" near a local business on the Dangerous Goods Route..On Thursday, around 7 a.m., the police received another report of a man being assaulted at the intersection of 225 and Hwy. 97 South in Arras.."Investigators determined that the victim in both incidents was the same 20-year-old man. The victim was transported to hospital for treatment for non-life threatening injuries," said the BC RCMP..The attacks where sparked by rumours the man was allegedly luring children from Grande Prairie on social media..Vigilantes took matters into their own hands and allegedly bear-sprayed, beat and hit the man with a car..Dawson Creek RCMP said they received reports of a group online saying they were trying to find the man. It called the rumours of luring "unsubstantiated.".The man spoke to CJDC-TV in Dawson Creek on Wednesday and denied all of the allegations.."He said he was only fined $600 for having a marijuana cigarette in his car," CJDC-TV reported.. Car destroyedThis picture of the man's SUV was posted to Facebook. ."According to police in Dawson Creek, the men vandalized and destroyed the man's vehicle. RCMP said the man was chased and then bear sprayed," CJDC-TV reported.."He was then hit by a car and then beaten with a metal object. Police said he received facial injuries and a number of broken bones.".CJDC-TV said the man was rushed to the Dawson Creek hospital and then transported to a new medical facility..Anyone with information is asked to contact the Dawson Creek RCMP at 250-784-3700.
