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Local Teen Hurt In Waterfront Attack

A Coeur d'Alene teen was attacked by three men at Independence Point Sunday evening. Dimitrius Peterson, 18, told police that he was with friends on the waterfront when a short, stalky male with a goatee and tan complection asked him for a cigarette. Peterson said the man hit him in the face after he said he didn't have a cigarette. Reportedly, the two fell to the ground fighting. Then, Peterson said, two friends of the assailant began hitting and kicking him. A taller white male kicked him in the side of the face. The three then drove off in a silver SUV. Peterson required treatment at Kootenai Medical Center afterward/Coeur d'Alene Police report.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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