A group of several college-aged males, ranging from 18 to 23 years old, beat a 24-year-old man early Sunday morning on the 400 block of West Mifflin Street, according to a Madison Police Department report.
The older victim was walking with a friend along Mifflin Street near the Capitol when he engaged in an argument with the group of men at 3:30 a.m., according to the report.
The suspect or suspects struck the victim and knocked him unconscious, escalating the argument to a physical altercation, according to the report.
Officers transferred the victim to a local hospital, MPD Lt. Timothy Strassman wrote in the report.
When the report was released at 9:16 a.m. Sunday, Strassman wrote the victim was being treated at the hospital. The report did not indicate the extent of the victim’s injuries.
Police are investigating the incident, according to the report.