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Two men feared for their lives when they were ambushed and beaten by a group of 30 in an attack that was filmed and posted on social media.
Timmy Talbot-Manning, 21, brought his friend Josh Smith, 20, to a park in Thornton, Colorado, on Thursday, to smooth over a breakup with an ex-girlfriend.
But the meeting turned out to be a set up, and a large group of men descended on their SUV, leaving the two with black eyes and a concussion, KDVR reported.
Talbot-Manning said he arranged a meeting with his ex-girlfriend's best friend in hopes that she would be persuaded to stop contacting him.
He brought his friend to the Woodglen-Brookshire Park for moral support, only to be attacked when they arrived at 5.45pm on Thursday.
Video footage of the beating, which was posted on social media, shows dozens of men attacking both Timmy and Josh while they were still seated in the SUV.
They tried to pull Timmy from the car, and unlocked the passenger side door to bash Smith in the head and back, he said.
The 20-year-old later told KDVR: 'I feared for my life.'
Smith managed to run off and seek the help of a neighbor, before Talbot-Manning escaped.
'It’s the most horrifying thing. I thought I got my friend killed. I couldn’t believe I put him, or anyone, in that situation,' Talbot-Manning said.
The 21-year-old suffered a concussion and bruised ribs, while his friend was left with two black eyes, as well as cuts and bruises to his body.
Talbot-Manning's SUV was also damaged, with a panel inside a passenger door completely torn off.
The two victims accused the group known as the 'Vape Squad', saying they've outnumbered and attacked others before.
Days later, video footage of the attack emerged on social media - although it was promptly deleted once the Thornton Police were turned on to the incriminating posts.