Two Latino men attacked at Oregon park

Two Latino men attacked at Oregon park
Published: May 29, 2007

The Associated Press

MULINO — A score of white teenagers attacked two Salem men at a park south of Portland, chanting "Go back to Mexico" as they delivered the beating, police said.

The violence erupted Thursday night at Wagon Wheel Park in Mulino, a town about 25 miles south of Portland. Edwin Gonzales, 27, and Alex Guzman, 26, were drinking beer and talking with two girls who were at the park with a large group of male teens.

At one point, Guzman, Gonzales and the girls went for more beer. When they returned, more than 20 male teens jumped Gonzales and Guzman, police said.

"These poor souls were terrified," said Detective Jim Strovink, spokesman for the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. "They were minding their own business, and they were attacked with absolutely no provocation."

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