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TAKE A LOOK: Suspect Throws Board At Man's Face While Walking Down Street

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia police are searching for a man after they say he threw a board at a person as he walked down the street. This happened around 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 15 along the 800 block of North Broad Street.

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According to police, they were called to the scene for reports of a person screaming. When they arrived they spoke with a 43-year-old man who said he had been assaulted by another man.

The victim told police the suspect threw a board at him, striking him in the face. The victim was taken to the hospital and received 15 stitches to close a large cut above his left eye.

Police are describing the suspect as a black man around 5-foot-10, wearing a black jacket, white socks and sandals.

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credit: Philadelphia Police

If you have any information on this incident, Philadelphia police want to hear from you.

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