Hate crime investigation in north Phoenix

Phoenix police are investigating a possible hate crime that occurred over the weekend on Tatum Boulevard near Union Hills in north Phoenix.

Michael Wilsey, 27, said he was driving down Tatum Boulevard when his car broke down. He said he started walking toward a gas station.

"I was approached by three Caucasians and they proceeded to say something along the lines of, 'hey white power right?” said Wilsey. "I said to them, 'no, actually I was born in Chile, South America'."

Wilsey said he then showed them a tattoo on his forearm of a Chilean and United States flag representing both his nationalities.

"One of them showed me their Nazi tattoo and said, 'this is what you should have'."

Wilsey said they tried to cut his arm, but he fought them off; then he said they went for his stomach.

"Two of them held me and was able to...go pretty deep," said Wilsey. Michael's shirt was full of blood, and they threw him to the ground. "They told me to bite a rock, and I refused to and they kicked the back of my head chipping my tooth," he said.

Wilsey said they ran away. He walked back to his car, luckily started it up and drove himself to the Mayo Clinic Hospital where they treated him and called police.

Wilsey said he doesn't regret standing up for himself.

"They thought I was one of them because I have a shaved head, I'm light-skinned, have green eyes...so instead of saying, 'yeah, white power,' I said, 'no, no white power. I'm Latino and I'm very proud of it,'" he said.

Wilsey said he doesn't want revenge and forgives the men who attacked him, but he wants everyone to know about the dangers that are out there.

If you have any information about this attack, call Phoenix Police.