DES MOINES, Iowa (The Des Moines Register) — Authorities say three white man attacked a black man in Des Moines and that one of the assailants made racist comments. The Des Moines register reports that police said in a news release that the attack happened around 3:25 a.m. Saturday as the man was headed to his girlfriend’s house.

The victim, who has not been identified, was transported to a hospital with what police described as significant, non-life-threatening injuries to the left side of his face, eye and hands. Court documents say the man did not know his attackers.