Lethbridge Police Seek Witnesses After Group Assaults Man, 24, Near Downtown Nightclub

Lethbridge police are asking witnesses to come forward after a 24-year-old man was assaulted by a group of men across from a downtown nightclub on Oct. 31.

Police said officers responded that day to several reports of a fight in the 1200 block of 1 Avenue South, across from Pulse Nightclub. The man was taken to hospital and treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.

Dispute over a cellphone

According to the Lethbridge Police Service, investigators determined the incident began with a dispute over a cellphone. It then turned physical between the victim and a man police have not identified.

Police said roughly three to five other men then joined in assaulting the victim. The group left on foot before officers arrived.

Description

Police described the men as being of East Indian descent. They said no further descriptions are available.

About 100 people in line

Investigators believe about 100 people were lined up outside the nightclub at the time of the assault. Police are asking anyone who saw what happened and has not yet spoken with officers to come forward.

• Phone: 403-328-4444
• File number: 26022544

Police note that reports made through their phone lines, email or social media cannot be made anonymously or confidentially. To report a crime anonymously, people can attend the Lethbridge Police Service in person, at 135 1 Avenue South, to speak with an officer.

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

Lethbridge's Crime Severity Index was 107.69 in 2025, up 1.87% from the previous year, and its Violent Crime Severity Index was 125.27, according to Statistics Canada.