THUNDER BAY – Police are reporting a pair of possibly racially motivated egging incidents took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
According to police, the first incident occurred at about 12:30 a.m.
A 21-year-old male was walking on Wentworth Crescent when he said he was struck by an egg thrown from a vehicle earlier in the evening.
The call to police suggested the victim had been assaulted and was bleeding.
He was located a short distance away and taken to hospital for treatment, unable to identify his assailants.
The second incident occurred about half an hour later in the Red River Road and Cumberland Street vicinity.
A 28-year-old male told police he was standing with two other males when a vehicle with multiple passengers drove by and began pelting the group with a variety of items, including eggs, while racial comments were made.
The victim in the second incident was not injured.
Police say they checked the area for the vehicle, described as a four-door silver hatchback, which was last seen headed north on Cumberland Street.
Officers were unable to locate the vehicle or its occupants.
The Thunder Bay Police Service’s Aboriginal liaison unit is continuing to investigate the two incidents to determine if they’re related.
Anyone having witnesses either incident is asked to contact police at 684-1200, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.tipsbumit.com.
