A group of people entered a high school gym and attacked a student-athlete during a basketball game, beating him with a pipe, then leading cops on a chase, Minnesota police and news outlets report.

Three men and two boys are in custody after a Twin Cities high school basketball player was attacked with a pipe at a game Tuesday night, according to the New Hope Police Department.

Five people were arrested after they allegedly assaulted a student-athlete with a pipe during a basketball game Tuesday at Robbinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope. According to New Hope police, the incident took place around 7:05 p.