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Patrolman Michael Kelly assaulted
According to the hospital report of the ambulance call-out, the injury to Kelly’s leg was serious enough that he was taken to Harlem Hospital for an x-ray and observation. Reports in the HT, Am, and NYT followed that information, while the HN and NYJ reported the injury as a sprain without noting that he was taken to the hospital. The DM, NYDN and NYP replaced the injury to the leg with a more dramatic head injury. Only the hospital record specified the location of the assault, although the NYT and NYA associated the assault with events at the rear of Kress’ store.
No one was arrested for assaulting Kelly, as was the case in seven of the nine assaults on police.