Why don’t you wait for other than what has been released by the police dept— which I cite?
Lot’s of people on here are armchair yakkers. The injury is cited, carefully without regard to the facts which will become pertinent on investigation.
He had swelling to the side of his face — not scratches and not bruises and not ... just swelling.
Note that the Chief doesn’t tell us which side had the swelling — as if we can’t figure it out.