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Philly police spokesman victim in Avalon bar fight

File photo: Philly police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers speaks to the media in Oct. 2011. (David M Warren/Staff)

By David Gambacorta & JASON NARK and Daily News Staff Writers

Posted: June 28, 2012

MOST DAYS, Lt. Ray Evers is doling out information to the media about crime victims.

But the spokesman for the Philadelphia Police Department said he recently had the unusual experience of being a victim himself.

Evers said he was assaulted by several people inside the Princeton, a popular bar on Dune Drive in Avalon, N.J., early on June 17.

"I don't want to make a bigger deal of it than what it is," Evers said Tuesday. "Everything's good."

According to Avalon Police Chief William McCormick, Evers, sporting a puffy eye, flagged down an officer in the early morning hours. McCormick said Evers had gotten into a fight with staff inside the bar.

"He was being taken out of the establishment and something happened," McCormick said. "We don't know what happened there."

McCormick said Evers was feeling light-headed and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

"I was the victim of an assault, and I made a report. The Avalon police are looking into it," Evers said, adding that he notified Philly police officials about the incident.

The incident report was unavailable Tuesday, and McCormick said neither Evers nor members of the bar's staff have pressed charges.

The owners of the Princeton could not be reached for comment. An attorney who represents the bar declined to comment. n

Contact David Gambacorta at 215-854-5994 or gambacd@phillynews.com.