Police: Barber Assaulted With Brush, Baseball Bat Over Bad Haircut
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NEW YORK (AP) - A complaint about a bad haircut escalated into a barbershop brawl that left the Bronx hairdresser with a broken elbow.
Witnesses told the New York Police Department that the 53-year-old barber refused to let the client leave after he refused to pay for the haircut.
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Police say the client retaliated by hitting the barber with a brush.
The dispute escalated outside.
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A second person hit the barber twice, and a third person struck him with a baseball bat.
All three suspects fled in a car with New Jersey plates.
Local TV outlets say the barber has since been fired.
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