CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A group of at least five people pistol-whipped, stabbed and robbed a 22-year-old man late Tuesday in a downtown Cleveland parking lot, police said.

The incident happened about 9:45 p.m. in the parking lot at 55 Public Square, across the street from the Justice Center which houses Cleveland police headquarters.

The man told police that he noticed a group following him as he walked through the parking lot.

The group surrounded him and one of the men hit him in the head with a pistol, police reports say. Another man pulled out a pocket knife and stabbed him in the right elbow and his ribs, according to police reports.

The man fell to the ground and the group rummaged through his pockets. They stole his cellphone and $75, police reports say.

The men then ran away. A witness told police that she saw five or six men attack a man at in the parking lot, police reports say.

The 22-year-old man was taken to MetroHealth for treatment.

Investigators noted in police reports that a handprint on an SUV parked in the lot might belong to one of the attackers. No arrests have been made.

It's the second time in as many days that someone was attacked inside a parking area on Public Square.

A 60-year-old woman was hit with a wrench during an attempted robbery inside the parking garage at the Key Bank Tower about 8:45 p.m. Monday. The woman fought off the robber, who ran off with the keys to her car, police said.

No arrests have been made in that case and police have not said if they believe the two incidents are connected.

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