Man Suffers Burns in Assault

Michael Peters of Gwinnett County, Georgia was severely beaten and burned outside his apartment, resulting in skull and facial fractures and third-degree burns from his head to his shoulders. After the attack, Peters was rushed to the medical center where he is in an induced coma in intensive care. While someone did see a man at the scene, no suspects have been identified.      

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