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Man jumps out window after being attacked with bat

Police still in search of assailants after incident

Bloomington police are looking for a man who attacked two men with a bat Sunday morning.\nThe Bloomington Police Department was called about 3:44 a.m. when a Bloomington man, 35, was screaming for help in the 400 block of East Hillside Drive, BPD Detective Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nOfficers discovered that the man, who was bleeding heavily, had jumped from the second story window of his apartment in the 400 block of East Southern Drive and crawled to the 400 block of East Hillside Drive. The man was fleeing from a suspect described as a heavyset male with a wooden bat.\nThe suspect broke a window and kicked in the door to the victims' apartment, Canada said. The suspect started to attack one victim, who then jumped out the window. Then the suspect began to attack another man in the apartment. The 48-year-old victim was hit in the head, hand and body.\nThe suspect was gone by the time officers arrived.\nBoth victims were uncooperative with officers, Canada said. Officers said the victims acted as if they wanted the officers to leave. Both victims said they did not know the suspect. The 35-year-old victim was taken to Bloomington Hospital to be treated for his injuries. The 48-year-old victim refused treatment. The case is still under investigation, Canada said.

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