"Army Captain Nearly Beaten To Death By Eight Men"

2015-09-28T15:39:28-04:00

From: Inquisitr

A U.S. Army captain suffered critical injuries after he was repeatedly punched and kicked by a gang of eight men in an upscale shopping/entertainment district of Kansas City, Missouri.

The brutal beating reportedly occurred outside a restaurant in the Country Club Plaza area of the city.

The dispute apparently got started when the soldier, who is stationed at Fort Leavenworth, accidentally bumped into a another man in the restaurant, who became hostile despite receiving an apology. The manager asked that man to leave the premises.

When the army captain, who is a Purple Heart recipient, and his friends left the restaurant, eight suspects — including the man kicked out of the restaurant — jumped him. After the melee, the attackers fled the scene in a white vehicle before cops arrived.

“The 37-year-old soldier suffered a significant loss of blood after he suffered numerous broken bones in his face, possible optic nerve damage to one of his eyes, and a skull fracture. The man’s injuries were serious, but he is expected to survive, according to a Kansas City police report,” KCTV, Channel 5 in Kansas City, reported.

The solider’s friends also were attacked and injured by the mob after coming to his defense. EMTs treated them at the scene.

The G.I.’s brother described what happened to Fox 4, WDAF-TV, in Kansas City.
“They were repeatedly kicking and punching him, there’s no other intent but to kill. It’s horrible…It really is a miracle that my brother survived that attack. He now has more than two dozen metal plates in his face and forehead, and I have no doubt he could’ve died and they didn’t care.”

Cops have to yet make any arrests even though one of the suspects left a debit car behind in the restaurant bar. The venue apparently has no security cameras. Authorities have requested the public’s help in identifying the assailants.

The hospital has subsequently upgraded the captain’s status to good condition.

“The brutal attack has stirred outrage on social media in part because the victim and his friends are white while the attackers were young black men in their mid to late 20s.” KCTV added.

Reacting to the attack on the active duty solider, a blog called Tony’s Kansas City claims that the criminal activity in the Country Club Plaza district, where the Plaza Art Fair took place this weekend, is a recurring problem, and visitors there should practice situational awareness.

“This incident is just one of many crimes which are more pervasive than people think on the Country Club Plaza. For years the upscale district is home to robberies, car thefts and violent confrontation up to and including violent teen flash mobs.”

The blog posting noted that beefed-up police patrols in the past two years have prevented “teens from taking over the Plaza.”

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Army Captain Nearly Beaten To Death By Eight Men

A U.S. Army captain suffered critical injuries after he was repeatedly punched and kicked by a gang of eight men in an upscale shopping/entertainment district

Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made Sep 28 at 2015 3:45 PM

2015-09-28T15:45:26-04:00

What the hell is wrong with our society today. I mean, WTF-Over! This is terrible!

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Sep 28 at 2015 4:15 PM

2015-09-28T16:15:31-04:00

Wow...

Response by SPC Christopher Perrien made Sep 28 at 2015 5:20 PM

2015-09-28T17:20:33-04:00

He should have armed himself. CONUS,We never left post without a fair amount of firepower and knives. Sleezeville/Leesville out- side of Ft.Polk was pretty shady, and the country could get pretty hairy too.

Overseas, often all you could carry was knives, and on occasion gas-guns.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Sep 29 at 2015 2:59 AM

2015-09-29T02:59:20-04:00

There needs to be some serious police work done in that area.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Sep 29 at 2015 7:30 AM

2015-09-29T07:30:30-04:00

This is horrible

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2015 8:22 AM

2015-09-29T08:22:10-04:00

Why?! You're going to beat the living daylights out of someone for bumping into you in a restaraunt? Even after an appology has been given? Where are the basic social graces that seperate us from barbarians? Have parents stopped teaching these basic and fundamental decencies? Are we as a society becoming totally desensitized to violence from the video games like Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty and Movies like The Boondock Saints, Kill Bill, and Pulp Fiction? Or are these just scape goats and excuses for the escalating violence in today’s American Culture?

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2015 9:48 AM

2015-09-29T09:48:16-04:00

If only these kids parents had been allowed to spank them when they were children, maybe they would have learned some manners. I blame society for things like this.

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2015 9:59 AM

2015-09-29T09:59:50-04:00

I agree with Sgt David G Duchesneau I'm waiting for a meaningful response from the white house. It's been 2 days since the incident, so far silence.

Response by LTC John Shaw made Sep 29 at 2015 10:27 AM

2015-09-29T10:27:52-04:00

RallyPoint Shared Content Can't comprehend 'the why' on this one. I just hope the kids are caught and brought to justice.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2015 10:34 AM

2015-09-29T10:34:19-04:00

What a heartbreaking story. As was said earlier, it seems these pathetic wastes of air were looking for an excuse to start a confrontation.

Response by SGT Jeremiah B. made Sep 29 at 2015 12:46 PM

2015-09-29T12:46:28-04:00

I'm always extremely suspicious of anything the Inquisitr puts out (I've personally been involved in a story where they just made shit up whole-cloth), if true, this is bad. Find that asshole, beat him senseless then lock him away forever.

Response by SSG Warren Swan made Sep 29 at 2015 12:49 PM

2015-09-29T12:49:01-04:00

"Cops have to yet make any arrests even though one of the suspects left a debit car behind in the restaurant bar"...fellas I seriously think you have a STRONG lead right there. Now no video cameras...really? And being that everyone records the most ignorant sh*t and posts it online, no one has checked WorldstarHipHop yet? It's not even a Hip Hop site anymore, it just has tons of videos of clowns who taped fights and posted them. Something like this WAS taped by someone. Hope the CPT recovers fully.

Response by SSgt Chris Enslow made Sep 29 at 2015 1:37 PM

2015-09-29T13:37:44-04:00

First, there is nothing "upscale" in Kansas City proper - and I won't even touch where I believe the perps come from (*cough* The Paseo *cough*).

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2015 2:31 PM

2015-09-29T14:31:37-04:00

this pisses me the *(&^ off and totally disgusts me, this is stuff that really grates my tuchus, where were the cops in all this? why no arrests? at all? 8 on 1 yeah, those are good odds, there really should be something that can be done here.

Response by PFC Aaron Duhon made Sep 29 at 2015 3:19 PM

2015-09-29T15:19:35-04:00

Time to go hunting

Response by SPC Harald Blafield made Sep 29 at 2015 4:30 PM

2015-09-29T16:30:04-04:00

I am sure they are hiding elements of this crime such as they where muz rats that committed the crime. Why are they holding out the description of the attackers.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2015 6:27 PM

2015-09-29T18:27:30-04:00

That's why I have a CHL and carry everywhere I legally can. Take down 1 or 2 and the others would have scattered like cockroaches when the lights come on. He would have been in his legal right to fire. Hate seeing this BS everyday.

Response by GySgt Moses Lozano made Sep 29 at 2015 6:40 PM

2015-09-29T18:40:08-04:00

Thats life on the street. Is this news because it was an officer who got beat up? In the unofficial book of street smarts, once trouble is started or finished in any public place leave immediatly or you most likely will get jumped or possibly shot.

Response by PO3 Anthony Williams made Sep 29 at 2015 6:54 PM

2015-09-29T18:54:34-04:00

Some very ignorant people have realized they can do anything they want and chances are nobody will help the victim and police take forever to arrive so these ignorant individuals act like spoiled rotten juveniles in men's bodies, and the sad thing is even if they are arrested and thrown in prison they are right at home with they cuzzins and uncles and neffews . I feel the solution is tall buildings very good scopes sniper training and let the games begin .....

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2015 7:18 PM

2015-09-29T19:18:25-04:00

Its people like these punks that made me decide to carry a firearm wherever I go. Merely presenting my Glock 19 would probably scare them off and if that doesn't work then maybe 18 rounds of hollow points would be more persuasive.

Response by SPC Harald Blafield made Oct 2 at 2015 12:56 AM

2015-10-02T00:56:14-04:00

Our society is goodie whole. Its the ones that are trying to divide us if we let them. Like Kent state. There is a much bigger deal coming our way and it's the one who gives orders. But his way of life is not ours. Unite us together and we stand if not well we will fall.