Linda McConnell © News Kyle Skyock, 16, a Rifle teen who says four boys beat him in February because they thought he was gay, is hugged by a friend, Kimmie Seay, 15. The teens were in the parking lot of Rifle's Fireside Restaurant and Lounge to sing karaoke. FULL STORY » PHOTO GALLERY »

Gay teen sues 4 youths in alleged Rifle assault
Two sets of Rifle brothers and their parents were sued in federal court Thursday by 17-year-old Kyle Skyock, who alleges he was attacked and his civil rights violated because he is gay.
published: 02/09/2002

No charges filed in attack on gay Rifle teen
No criminal charges will be filed in the case of Kyle Skyock, a Rifle teen-ager who says he was beaten because he's gay, a local prosecutor has ruled.
published: 02/07/2002

Gay rights group seeks charges in Rifle beating
A national gay rights group will travel to Rifle this week in hopes of getting charges filed in the case of a local teen who says he was beaten because he's gay.
published: 12/05/2001

Expert doubts claim that teen was hurt in fall
A Rifle teen-ager's severe injuries were the result of an assault, a doctor has found in a second and conflicting review of the case.
published: 09/11/2001

Rifle police will interview gay teen
Kyle Skyock will finally be interviewed by Rifle police -- six months after he says he was brutally beaten because he is gay.
published: 08/30/2001

Town divided
At the end of a frigid February night in Rifle, Kyle Skyock said four other teens turned on him, beating him unconscious and leaving him face down alongside U.S. 6. The dark, slightly built 16-year-old said he was attacked because the four boys thought he was gay. But Rifle police have decided otherwise.
published: 08/25/2001

Rifle teen found injured by road is improving
Nearly five weeks after being found badly injured on the side of a highway, 16-year-old Kyle Skyock is improving, his mother says, but the investigation has taken a turn for the worse.
published: 03/16/2001

Rifle teen recovering at home after attack
A 16-year-old boy was back in his Rifle home Saturday while authorities continued to investigate how he was injured a week ago.
published: 02/18/2001

Police visit teen found injured on roadside
Rifle police on Thursday visited a 16-year-old teen-ager found badly injured Sunday morning next to U.S. 6, his relatives confirmed.
published: 06/04/2001

Hate crime feared in boy's beating
On a quiet Valentine's Day afternoon, Tony Manuppella and his friends sat at the Elks Club bar sipping coffee and after-work beers and talking about what happened to 16-year-old Kyle Skyock. "We're afraid it was a hate crime," said Manuppella, a longtime Elks officer.
published: 02/15/2001

Bullies suspected in beating
Kyle Skyock, a slightly built teen-ager who was beaten and left for dead along a highway near Rifle, was recovering Tuesday from injuries his parents suspect were inflicted by bullies in a high school gang.
published: 02/14/2001