Health Director Dr. Anthony Chen with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. (KIRO 7 TV)
A top health official with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department says he was attacked while walking across the Chihuly Bridge of Glass in Tacoma earlier this week.
In a blog posted Friday afternoon, Health Director Dr. Anthony Chen said he was assaulted on Wednesday.
“Violence is a public health concern. This week, I was personally affected,” Chen wrote.
Chen described that he noticed a man damaging public property, and he tried to engage with the man. He disengaged after he saw the man was “escalating” and walked away.
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