Disabled man attacked, robbed of $1 at South Seattle bus stop

March 3, 2010 at 11:51 AM

Posted by John de Leon
-- From Times staff reporter Christine Clarridge:

A disabled man who was waiting for a bus in South Seattle on Friday was attacked by three teens who slammed his head against a wall and punched him in the face and chest. According to a witness, one of the teens yelled, "That's how we do it in the South End" as the three fled.

The victim, who was unable to communicate verbally with officers, gave paramedics a "thumbs up" when he was examined to indicate he was OK and did not require hospitalization, according to a Seattle police report. The report did not specify the man's disability.

According to the report, the man was waiting for Bus 107 at the King County Metro shelter at Rainier Avenue South and South Henderson Street around around 8 p.m. when the three teens approached him and slammed his head into the glass wall of the shelter. They punched him, took his wallet from his back pocket, pulled a single dollar bill from it and then threw the wallet on the ground, the witness told police.

The witness said the primary aggressor was a teen with cornrows and a tan over-sized jacket, according to the report. The witness was unable to give good descriptions of the other two assailants to police, the report said.

Police said the attackers appeared to be members of a street gang.

From: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2011244044_disabled_man_attacked_robbed_o.html