Tower District assault victim’s condition improves

A 39-year-old man seriously injured Tuesday morning after he was struck on the head with a stick in a Tower District assault is expected to survive, police report. A suspect has been caught.

About 5:30 a.m., officers went to a car wash at Palm and Olive avenues, where the victim was lying on the ground, police Lt. Joe Gomez said. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center.

About 12 hours later, police arrested Kirk Douglas Voigt, 30, at a laundromat on Palm and Harrison avenues, less than two blocks from the crime scene.

Voigt confessed and was booked into Fresno County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said.

Wednesday, Lt. Burke Farrah of the Street Violence Section said the victim’s condition had improved. Police are not identifying the victim.

This story was originally published November 4, 2015 at 12:29 PM with the headline "Tower District assault victim’s condition improves."