Victim Suffers Brain Trauma After Late Night Chester County Assault: Cops

Update, 1:28 p.m.:

WEST CHESTER, PA — A man is in critical condition at a Philadelphia hospital after being assaulted in West Chester in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said.

The incident occurred on the 50 block of East Gay Street at around 2:57 a.m., according to authorities.

The victim was found unconscious by first responders on the scene, suffering from severe head trauma, police said.

Further details of the assault have not been made available.

Police have identified two men in a video which they have since deleted. The pair were initially declared "persons of interest" in the case. An investigation determined that the pair witnessed the assault but were not involved in it, and they are not being arrested or charged.

The investigation is ongoing. If you have any information about this incident, please contact the WCPD Detective Division at 610-436-1337.

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