DETROIT –
Two of Dearborn City Councilman Robert Abraham’s son’s friends were the target
of aggressive behavior following a Red Wings hockey game Sunday outside of Joe Louis Arena, which prompted him to intervene in order
to diffuse the situation and ended with an assault against him. 

Abraham

Abraham
said a man began harassing two boys who were friends of his son and
were wearing jerseys of that day’s opponent, the Chicago Blackhawks,
after Sunday’s game. Chicago had won by a score of 2-1.

The
councilman told the man that he was going to get into his car and
suggested that he do the same. But instead of relenting, the man
responded with violence.

“I
was telling him that they’re not bothering anybody, they’re just
kids, and before I knew it I was on my back,”Abraham said.

The man had repeatedly hit Abraham
according to his wife Mary, who then drove him to Henry Ford Hospital
where he received four stitches for cuts near his left eye. Abraham
said on Monday afternoon that cannot see out of the eye and also that
he didn’t remember many other details of the attack. He is expected to
recover fully, however.

“I’m totally shocked, I’ve seen a lot
of altercations down there but in this case, I’m not a kid, and (his
son’s friends) were behaving themselves and minding their own
business, they weren’t taunting people or anything.

“If I had heard this story on the
news I would say it was probably Blackhawks fans taunting the guy or
provoking (the assailant) but that couldn’t be further from the truth.”

The man drove away in a blue SUV
hurriedly; detectives at Detroit Police do not have
much in terms of leads or information but they are checking to see if they can find
security tapes to assist in their investigation.