Police Still Looking for Attacker Who Set Man on Fire
posted 10:40 pm Tue November 06, 2007 - Washington
A strip club manager in Northwest D.C. is in a hospital with burns all over his body after an attacker set him on fire Saturday night.
D.C. police are still searching for the attacker. They believe he was a disgruntled patron who had been kicked out of the Good Guys club on Wisconsin Avenue. Police say the patron returned to the club, doused the manager with a flammable liquid and set him on fire.
ABC 7/NewsChannel 8 reporter Jennifer Donelan spoke with the club's General Manager, who said the suspect was dousing gasoline all over the place when the victim jumped in front to stop him from setting the club on fire.
Police are calling it "assault with intent to kill."
Investigators have contacted the owner of a nearby gas station where the suspect purchased a gas container and lighter.
The gas station owner said they are working with police to find the surveillance footage of the suspect.
Fire department spokesman Alan Etter says the victim was a 26-year-old man. He says he suffered second- and third-degree burns.
D.C. police are still searching for the attacker. They believe he was a disgruntled patron who had been kicked out of the Good Guys club on Wisconsin Avenue. Police say the patron returned to the club, doused the manager with a flammable liquid and set him on fire.
ABC 7/NewsChannel 8 reporter Jennifer Police are calling it "assault with intent to kill."
Investigators have contacted the owner of a nearby gas station where the suspect purchased a gas container and lighter.
The gas station owner said they are working with police to find the surveillance footage of the suspect.
Fire department spokesman Alan Etter says the victim was a 26-year-old man. He says he suffered second- and third-degree burns.
Latest Comment on Police Still Looking for Attacker Who Set Man on Fire
conundrum
4:11 pm on 11/06/07
......They have never moved, and I've been watching.
Shovelhead - you are funny dude. Thanks for that.
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