Man brutally beaten inside Montco bar

AMBLER, Pa. - March 18, 2012

A young man was severely beaten inside the bar and remains hospitalized in a special care unit at Abington Hospital

A Facebook photo shows victim Dave Rogers wearing a neck brace, his eyes swollen, and face bloodied.

Police are trying to determine how he ended up like this.

Two Upper Dublin police vehicles were parked in the Fireside Bar and Grille parking lot this afternoon.

Inside the bar, police were gathering information and trying to track down witnesses to yesterday's brutal beating.

Police have released little information.

The bar's general manager says he was alerted by staff that a young man was severely beaten in the back of the bar late last night.

"He was just on the ground by the hallway...I was in the front of the bar. The DJ called me back and that's when I went back and I right away called 911 and paramedic," general manager Vince Visco said.

What led to the beating and who instigated it is still unclear.

The bar says it's trying to retrieve surveillance video to see if it captured anything that can help investigators.

"We're working with police and they're reviewing everything now," Visco said.

Anyone who was inside the bar last night is asked to call Upper Dublin police.

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