Twin Cities TV Anchor Assaulted At Light Rail Station: Report

MINNEAPOLIS — The midday anchor for KSTP-TV was assaulted at a light rail stop, according to a report.

Matt Belanger was hit in the eye with a rock or brick at the Nicollet Mall light rail station, KSTP News Director Kirk Varner tells the Star Tribune.

"The guy was just walking past him, he said nobody else was on the platform," Varner told the newspaper. "Everything that Matt’s told me so far as that it was completely random."

The suspect fled the scene but was later arrested, according to police.

Read more at the Star Tribune.