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Twin Cities
February 1, 2015
A group of young men assaulted two men in a downtown St. Paul skyway last week, bloodying the face of a 23-year-old and breaking the wrist of a 59-year-old who walks with a cane.
Both victims said Tuesday that they hadn’t known the suspects and they believed the attack was gang-related. St. Paul police are investigating why it happened and who the suspects are, said Steve Linders, a department spokesman.
Some people downtown have been hearing about the assaults and expressing concern, including about the older victim, who is known as “Grandpa Dave.”
About the time of the skyway beatings last week, another man reported an assault at a nearby light-rail station downtown, though a Metro Transit spokesman didn’t have information about whether they were connected.
The cases occurred about 6 p.m. Jan. 19. The victims of the skyway assault said it occurred in the Town Square skyway area of the Bremer Tower at 445 Minnesota St.
Thomas Klein, 23, was walking through the skyway and ran into a co-worker, who he said jumped on his back jokingly. A group of seven to eight young men ran up and asked Klein if he wanted them to beat up the man, according to Klein. He told them “no,” explaining that the man was his friend.
People in the group appeared to be recording the men with their cellphones, and Klein said he politely asked them to stop.
“Next thing I know, I got hit in the face,” Klein said. He fell to the ground. He said his tooth cut through his cheek, leaving his face bloodied and swollen.
He didn’t seek medical attention.
Klein noticed that the people who attacked him all wore red, which led him to believe they were in a gang. He estimated they ranged in age from 17 to their mid-20s; one had facial tattoos with lettering under and above his eyes.
“I think they were just looking for people to jump and start a fight,” Klein said.
