Man critically injured in attack outside Club Skye in Tampa, search for suspects underway: Police

Graphic: Suspects punch man at Club Skye

Kellie Cowan reports.

TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying multiple suspects who punched a man at a nightclub early Monday morning.

According to TPD, following a concert at Club Skye at around 1:17 a.m., Monday, a man attempted to approach the performer, rapper Nardo Wick, for a photo. Then, police said people who appeared to be affiliated with the performer punched the victim.

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Video obtained by TMZ shows the altercation.

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Man punched, critically injured at Tampa concert

A man was punched and critically injured after Tampa Police say he tried to ask a concert performer for a photo at a nightclub.

Michelle Obregon says her son George went to the concert Sunday night with a friend. She said the next time she saw her son was when he was in a hospital bed.

"I went to sleep," Obregon said. "1:47, my phone rings. I already knew it. I answered it. Where’s George. What happened to George. Where's my son? And they're like, ‘You need to rush to the hospital.’"

Photo courtesy: Michelle Obregón

The victim was immediately taken to a hospital outside the county, according to police, where the report was later made. After the report was filed on Monday, police immediately began their investigation.

At the time, police said the victim remains in critical but stable condition. Obregon said the video of her son getting hit will stay with them forever.

"As a parent watching that happen to your son or your child in general and feeling hopeless, and you weren't there, you feel like ‘I failed,’" Obregon said. "'I failed as a parent.'"

George Obregon’s friend, Connor Villa, said Nardo Wick is their favorite rapper. He said they had VIP passes to the concert, and they wanted a picture with him afterward.

Villa said the incident happened in a matter of seconds.

"It was so fast, and it was something that just froze me," Villa said.

He said he was able to quickly race Obregon to the hospital.

"You just want one picture with one person that you listen to every single day, and it's just, for it to end like this is terrible," Villa said.

The Tampa Police Department released pictures of the two suspects they are searching for in connection to the incident.

Photos courtesy: Tampa Police Department

According to TPD, detectives are aware of videos circulating on social media and are asking to speak with anyone who witnessed the incident or may have information on the suspects.

Nardo Wick shared a statement on his Instagram account Tuesday.

"I don’t condone what happened to my fan, George after my show in any type of way," Wick said in part of his statement.