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Courtesy of McCall

2:39 p.m. PDT, March 11, 2012

SEATTLE

Police responded to an assault about 4:10 a.m. Sunday at a rave event under the bridge at First Avenue and South Dakota Street.

When they arrived on the scene, police found an 18-year-old man who had been assaulted and was bleeding profusely from his mouth and was missing several teeth. He was transported to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.

The victim told police that about 100 people were at the rave. Before he was assaulted, he told police he thought saw his ex-girlfriend in the crowd and was approaching her when eight people told him to "come here."

The victim said the eight suspects punched and kicked repeatedly him on his body and head. He escaped and walked to Andover Street where he then called police.

Police went to the scene of the rave to search for the suspects. By the time they arrived, about 15 people were there, including one of the suspects who was taken into custody without incident. The 24-year-old suspect was booked into King County Jail an is being investigated for assault.

The victim identified the suspect as one of his attackers; the remaining suspects have not been located or identified.

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18-year-old injured after assault at rave