(Asheville Citizen Times) Asheville police are investigating a weekend assault in front of a jewelry store downtown.

Police responded to a report of an assault around 2:30 a.m. Sunday in front of Wick & Greene Jewelers, 121 Patton Ave.

Two men, both veterans, had been assaulted, police said. One of the men was unconscious and the other suffered bruises and scrapes.

The victims were ages 36 and 32 and had interacted with the suspects earlier in the night, police said. Both of the victims had been drinking, according to a police report.

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