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© Owens family University of Iowa student Marcus Owen's injuries after altercations off campus on April 30, 2016. A black University of Iowa freshman who claimed he was the victim of a violent hate crime started the assault himself, then lied about it after taking a beating, police said.
Marcus Owens, 19, earned national attention after claiming three white men beat him outside a bar while shouting racial slurs April 30. He shared photos showing his bruised and bloody face after the attack.
Police said Owens did indeed suffer an attack — but he brought it upon himself. A two-week investigation revealed he was the aggressor in a series of drunken disputes, lashing out after he heard a patron use a racial epithet at another man. Police released surveillance footage of the fights, which contradicted Owens’ claims of what happened.
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