SALISBURY — A man on a mo-ped told officers he was pistol-whipped by a group of people near the intersection of South Long Street and Bringle Ferry Road Monday morning.
Salisbury Police said four men approached the man as he waited at a stoplight about 4 a.m.
When the suspects told the man they were taking his scooter, one of the assailants withdrew a black 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and struck him in the side of the head.
The man sped away and was later treated at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
Police ask anyone with information to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 704-638-5333.