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North Wales Police said the young man was attacked near Morrisons on Ruthen Road in the town shortly before midday. She did not confirm what the man was attacked or by, or whether there were any arrests.

In a statement, the force said: “Police are investigating a serious assault that occurred shortly before noon today near Morrisons supermarket in Wrexham.

“Officers attended the accident with colleagues from the ambulance service, as an 18-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries,” he added.

Pictures on social media revealed a police helicopter was dispatched shortly after the attack.

One Twitter user shared footage of the plane in flight and talked about what its crew is doing.

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A third said, “This has to stop. So he said it’s happening. I hope the boy is OK.”

Others questioned what happened to the victim and claimed that violent incidents were increasing in the city.

In its initial statement, North Wales Police said: “We are investigating a serious attack that occurred just before 12pm today near Morrisons in Wrexham.

“You may see an increased police presence this evening as our investigations continue.”

She later added more details to reveal that a teenage man had fallen victim.

An updated statement read: “Police are investigating a serious assault that occurred shortly before midday today near Morrisons supermarket in Wrexham.

“Officers attended the accident with colleagues from the ambulance service, as an 18-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries,” he added.

“Please be aware that there will be an increased police presence in the area this evening while our investigations into the incident continue.

“We are appealing to witnesses or anyone with information about this incident to contact us via our website or by calling 101 and quoting z119739.”

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