The Ottawa Police Service is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect after a man yelled racial slurs and assaulted a person in the city’s west end last weekend. Emergency crews responded to an assault in the area of Michael Cowpland Drive at approximately 3 p.m. on Saturday. Police say the victim was approached by a suspect riding a black mountain bike. “The suspect made racial slurs, threatened and assaulted the victim before fleeing the area,” police said. Paramedics treated the victim at the scene. The suspect is described as a white man, in his 20s or 30s, approximately 5’11 to 6 feet tall, with short curly black hair. Police say, at the time of the assault, the suspect was wearing black jeans and a black t-shirt. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service’s Hate and Bias Crime Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5015 or email hatebiascrime@ottawapolice.ca.
