Violence erupts at skate park


January 9, 2009 · 3:26 PM

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Two 14-year-old boys were arrested and a third went to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a fight at the Oak Harbor Skate Park Thursday afternoon.

Oak Harbor Police Chief Rick Wallace said investigators are piecing together exactly what occurred at the park at about 4 p.m. He’s unsure as to what precipitated the altercation, but it ended bloody.

The 14-year-old victim ended up with serious head injuries and was airlifted to Harborview, where he was in stable condition Thursday afternoon.

Police arrested the alleged teenaged assailants on suspicion of felony assault.

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