Crime & Justice

Six Migrant Workers Hit by SUV in ‘Intentional Assault,’ Police Say

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The vehicle plowed into the group outside a Walmart.

An SUV that allegedly drove into a group of migrant workers outside a Walmart in Lincolnton, North Carolina.
Lincolnton Police Department/Facebook

An SUV drove into a group of six migrant workers outside a Walmart in North Carolina on Sunday in what appears to have been a deliberate attack, authorities said. Police allege that the incident in Lincolnton was “an intentional assault with a vehicle” which left all of the victims hospitalized with various injuries. “None of the injuries appear to be life threatening,” the Lincolnton Police Department said in a Facebook post. The public were also asked for help in finding the driver and vehicle involved. “The vehicle is an older model mid-size black Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) with a luggage rack,” the department wrote. “The driver was described as an older white male. The motives of the suspect are still under investigation.”

Press Release On Sunday, July 30, 2023, at approximately 1:17PM, an Assault with a Vehicle occurred at Walmart located...

Posted by Lincolnton Police Department on Sunday, July 30, 2023
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