Joey Aguirre

jaguirre@dmreg.com

A Des Moines man was pulled from his vehicle and beaten by four men with a hammer and crowbar Saturday evening, police reports say.

According to police documents, a 24-year-old black male sat, waiting to pick up his cousin at the Hy-Vee, on 3330 Martin Luther King Pkwy., when his driver's side window was shattered and he was pulled from his vehicle by four black male suspects.

Armed with a claw hammer and a crowbar, the suspects hit, kicked and punched the victim between 15 and 20 times, all over his body.

A witness yelled that she was calling the police, leading the suspects to flee the scene in "a newer model" gray Kia sedan.

According to police, the victim showed signs of some swelling on his left arm and forehead, and suffered abrasions to his lower back. There were also multiple pieces of glass imbedded into his back, but the victim declined transportation to a hospital.

Police arrived on the scene just before 8 p.m. to speak with the victim and one witness.

The victim recognized one of the suspects.

Police documents say exterior security cameras may have captured the assault, but video was not available at the time of the report. Officers were unable to locate the suspects or the gray Kia sedan.