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Man in Iowa City called a zombie, punched twice
Gazette Staff/SourceMedia
Oct. 25, 2009 9:26 am, Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 8:47 am
Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him twice.
Police say the assault occurred at 1:17 a.m. Sunday at an Iowa City restaurant south of the University of Iowa campus.
A man was ordering food when he was approached by another man who called him a zombie, then hit him in the eye. When the victim tried to call police on his cell phone, the man punched him again, breaking his nose.
The man then ran out a back door.
The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

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