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Gritty—the much-talked-about mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers—has been cleared of any wrongdoing related to allegations that it punched a 13-year-old boy in November.
According to ESPN's Emily Kaplan, the Philadelphia Police Department released the following statement regarding its decision: "That investigation, which has been completed and is no longer active, determined that the actions of the individual portraying the Flyers' mascot did not constitute physical assault as alleged."
Last month, Chris Greenwell told Christian Hetrick of the Philadelphia Inquirer that Gritty "took a running start" and punched his 13-year-old son, Brandon, "as hard as he could" during a Nov.