This happened to my son (white) last year in downtown Morgantown, WV where he was a WVU student. He left a place where he had been playing pool and was walking to the garage where his truck was parked.
He was attacked by three black males. They beat him severely and took only his new cell phone.
His eyes were so injured and bleeding, he could barely see. He made it to an emergency phone and called for help.
The EMTs kept telling him he wasn’t hurt bad and didn’t need to go to the hospital. He insisted. The police didn’t want to take a report. He insisted. They refused to investigate even though my son says there are cameras at businesses on that street.
He was kept in the hospital almost a week and had to go every day for several days of outpatient treatment to make sure his eyes healed.
I don’t know what is going on, but I’ve read of many incidents just like this since he was attacked.
That’s awful!
My older daughter went to WVU, but that was 22 years ago.