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By Gina Kim, Ian Ith and Dave Birkland
Seattle Times staff reporters
A Renton man who was hit over the head with a skateboard during an argument in the University District died yesterday.
Demetri Andrews died at 5:50 p.m., according to Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg-Hanson. He would have turned 34 today.
Andrews was driving on University Way Northeast near Northeast 45th Street about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when he slammed on his brakes to avoid hitting three skateboarders who rode into the street, according to police.
Andrews honked and was agitated when he got out of his car and starting arguing with one of the skateboarders. Then, another skateboarder hit him over the head from behind with his board. As Andrews fell to the ground, the skateboarders ran off.
Police were called, and paramedics took Andrews to the hospital.
The skateboarders were described as white men in their early 20s. The man who hit Andrews was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall with brown hair, and he was wearing a wool hat. Another was identified as 5 feet 9 with a shaved head, baggy jeans and a black shirt. Little information on the third man was available.
"I think the probability of finding them is pretty good, especially if they're regulars on 'The Ave,' " said Seattle police spokesman Scott Moss. "The officers on the beat know their beat pretty well, so the chances of them knowing them are pretty good."
At the same time, Moss said, drivers should learn from the confrontation and not get out of their cars in cases where the situation can escalate.
Although he bled heavily after the attack, Andrews was conscious and alert. A police officer at the scene noted that Andrews "sustained a cut to his head and possible concussion." But bleeding in his brain caused him to slip into a coma about 7 a.m. Wednesday.
By Gina Kim, Ian Ith and Dave Birkland
Seattle Times staff reporters
A Renton man who was hit over the head with a skateboard during an argument in the University District died yesterday.
Demetri Andrews died at 5:50 p.m., according to Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg-Hanson. He would have turned 34 today.
Andrews was driving on University Way Northeast near Northeast 45th Street about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when he slammed on his brakes to avoid hitting three skateboarders who rode into the street, according to police.
Andrews honked and was agitated when he got out of his car and starting arguing with one of the skateboarders. Then, another skateboarder hit him over the head from behind with his board. As Andrews fell to the ground, the skateboarders ran off.
Police were called, and paramedics took Andrews to the hospital.
The skateboarders were described as white men in their early 20s. The man who hit Andrews was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall with brown hair, and he was wearing a wool hat. Another was identified as 5 feet 9 with a shaved head, baggy jeans and a black shirt. Little information on the third man was available.
"I think the probability of finding them is pretty good, especially if they're regulars on 'The Ave,' " said Seattle police spokesman Scott Moss. "The officers on the beat know their beat pretty well, so the chances of them knowing them are pretty good."
At the same time, Moss said, drivers should learn from the confrontation and not get out of their cars in cases where the situation can escalate.
Although he bled heavily after the attack, Andrews was conscious and alert. A police officer at the scene noted that Andrews "sustained a cut to his head and possible concussion." But bleeding in his brain caused him to slip into a coma about 7 a.m. Wednesday.
