Verona, a quiet town usually untouched by violent disruptions, found itself the center of a manhunt as local police warned the public about a potentially dangerous individual on the loose. The suspect in question, 38-year-old Price Riley of Verona, is wanted in relation to an assault that occurred Sunday night on Center Avenue. As reported by WTAE, authorities have urged the community to exercise caution and refrain from interacting with Riley, who should be considered “armed and dangerous.” The incident, seemingly fueled by a dispute over cigarettes, resulted in serious injuries to the victim, who sustained head and facial trauma requiring hospital treatment.
The encounter between Riley and the victim, whose identity remains undisclosed, escalated rapidly, prompting a swift response from the Verona Police Department shortly after 10 p.m. In a statement obtained by TribLIVE, Police Chief Thomas Dessell highlighted the victim’s serious injuries and subsequent hospitalization.
An aggravated assault warrant is out for Riley’s arrest, with law enforcement officials cautioning that he was last known to be on bail in connection with an armed robbery and a shooting that transpired last December at the Verona Get Go…