12 P.M. on Jan 5. 1300 block of N.W. 67th Street.

According to police reports, on Tuesday, Jan 4, a fight broke out between various young men around Ballard High School.

The following day, the Seattle Police Department received a call from the BHS Assistant Principal who reported that she had a man in her office who she believed to have been the assaulter from the previous day.

When interviewed by the police, the suspect’s story revealed much more than a petty fight between two young men.

The suspect said he confronted another student because he believed him to have been one of the robbers who robbed his grandmother’s house last December.

There were a total of five suspects that reportedly went inside the suspect’s grandmother’s house on the day of the December robbery. Four suspects wore masks, the other was identified and apprehended. The suspect believed the victim of the assault to have been one of the masked robbers because of rumors he had heard floating around the school.

The suspect admitted to have been present at the fight but denied assaulting anyone.

He said an onlooker egging them on to fight when the two men were facing each other in a stand off. The suspect said the victim turned to one of the onlookers and threatened him by saying, "If you hit me, you'll get shot." The onlooker then proceeded to beat the victim to the ground.

The Assistant Principal said students told school security that the onlooker who assaulted the victim is a known associate of suspect. The suspect denied this.

The suspect admitted that he had made no attempt after the robbery at his grandmother's house to contact the follow up investigators and advise them of the additional information.

The Assistant Principal was concerned that the continued violence and
threats of shooting would escalate and endanger people at the school, the report states. She wanted SPD advised of the new information and proceeded with an emergency expulsion of the involved students until everything is resolved.