Des Moines, Ia (WQAD) — Des Moines Police are investigating after a crowd of roughly 20 juveniles allegedly attacked a couple after they left a hockey game Saturday night.
The victims, a Des Moines man and his girlfriend, told police they were walking home through the skywalk following an Iowa Wild game at Wells Fargo Arena when they came upon a large group of juveniles near the downtown YMCA.
Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek said they saw a bunch of juveniles gathered in a location and something about what they were doing didn’t seem right and she simply asked them ‘hey, are you guys OK,’ and for whatever reason, that aggravated the group and they ultimately started to attack those two.
According to a police report, a witness said there was a group of about 20 juveniles that brutally attacked the man, repeatedly kicking and punching him. The woman also had minor injuries.
Tom Conley, president of the Conley Group, which provides security for the skywalk, said their security officers deal with three different groups of juveniles that wreak havoc on the skywalk at night.
Conley said they only have two security officers working on 4.5 miles of skywalk after cuts made by the Des Moines Skywalk Association over the years.
This investigation is still ongoing.
