An East Price Hill firefighter's attempt to help a sick woman resulted in him being assaulted late Thursday night. Crews arrived at the 3300 block of West 8th Street near Purcell Avenue just before midnight for calls of a sick female. As the firefighters were getting out of the truck, a male suspect punched one of them in the eye. The firefighters backed up and called the police for help. The sick woman claimed she didn't know the suspect, but neighbors said they had seen the two together. The firefighter who was punched refused transport and finished his shift. He had a swollen eye with a cut underneath it.
