Man Airlifted After Bar Fight in Clemson

A suspect has been identified and an investigation is underway after an individual was airlifted from Bowman Field Sunday night following an alleged assault and battery at a downtown Clemson bar. EMS along with Police from Clemson University and the City of Clemson responded to Tiger Town Tavern around 10:00pm Sunday night to a report of a fight. Police said that while two men were upstairs playing pool, a verbal altercation escalated into one man hitting another on the head with a beer bottle. Neither the suspect nor the injured party were students at Clemson, according to reports. The City of Clemson Police Department has identified a male suspect, investigators said, and an investigation is underway.