A man was hit with a metal pole after refusing an alcoholic drink in the District Friday afternoon.
The man was walking into an alley around 3:16 p.m. on the 2800 block of 14th Street NW when another man approached and asked if he wanted a beer. When the man refused, the suspect struck him with a metal pole, causing a small puncture wound. The suspect fled, and the man was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, police said.
