MSI Weekly Article Summary

Title of Article: Police look for suspect in 'zombie' assault
Source of Article: http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20091025/NEWS01/91025001/1079/

A man at a Pancheros in Iowa City on October 25, at about 2 in the morning, physically assaulted another who was purchasing food. The criminal walked up to the victim, claimed he was a zombie, then began to attack him repeatedly. After the victim pulled out his cell phone the criminal fled the scene out the back door of the restaurant. The victim's nose was broken and he had several bruises around his face when the police showed up at around 2 o'clock am. The assailant has not been found but police are still searching for him. The so called "zombie" that was attacked was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for treatment.

This story is news because it is such an odd story. When was the last time you heard of someone getting assaulted because another thought they were a zombie? After this event's occurrence, people in the area were alerted of this attack and were told to be on the lookout for a male with short brown hair, about 20 years old, between six feet and six feet two inches tall, and weighing between 200 and 230 pounds. If this suspect continues his violent and obscure crimes, many people in the area could be affected. The world will likely not be affected as a whole, but the area around Iowa City will be. This is an important, yet odd event because it shows that crime can strike at any hour, no matter how unlikely the situation, and that people need to be prepared.

In my opinion, this was either a sick joke, or the suspect was on drugs or was very drunk. Crime can strike at any hour, no matter how strange and unlikely the situation, so people need to know that when in an even semi-dangerous town like Iowa City they need to be prepared. This story just shows another example of how strange some peoples' behavior can be with drugs or alcohol and that when dealing with them, anything can happen.