Man shown in viral videos being severely beaten by crowd in Victory Park in stable condition, Dallas police say
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Dallas police said late Saturday that a man who was severely beaten by a crowd of protesters in the Victory Park area just north of downtown was hospitalized in stable condition.
Two graphic viral videos posted on social media Saturday night show demonstrators stomping and kicking the man. Police said the incident occurred near the House of Blues concert venue in the 2200 block of North Lamar Street.
One attacker appeared to slam a skateboard into the man at least once and possibly several times, while at least one other appeared to pummel him with a fist-size stone.
The attack left the man bloody, contorted and motionless on the ground. An image posted later showed him sitting up and being treated by medics.
A police spokesman said late Saturday that the man went to the site “carrying a machete to allegedly protect his neighborhood from protesters. The victim confronted protesters while holding the machete and was subsequently assaulted.”
Two less-widely circulated videos on social media show not only the attack but also some 10 to 15 seconds of activity leading up to it.
Those videos show several people hurlin... (Read more)
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