MASON CITY – According to witnesses, a man was severely beaten early Saturday morning on Mason City’s north end.
Mason City police and emergency responders were called to the corner of North Federal Avenue and 12th Street after a man smoking a cigarette at that location had words with a group of men, what was said to be two men on bikes and others in a white or silver Cadillac.
According to a bystander, soon thereafter, more men showed up after “someone mentioned calling for back up, more blacks showed up, (the man with the cigarette) was then allegedly knocked to ground and repeatedly kicked in his head, aka melon, by a group of assailants. He looked pretty bad. He was conscious the whole time I was there, but started vomiting and continued bleeding. EMTs were strongly urging him to go to hospital, but he kept refusing. Also refused to press charges.”
No further information was available.
