3 teens charged in attack that injured officer

Three teens accused of attacking a Seattle police officer on Tuesday, causing the officer to be hospitalized for head injuries, were charged Friday with assault and obstruction.

The teens, two 16-year-old boys and a 17-year-old girl, are not being named because they are being charged as juveniles. One of the boys is also being charged with attempting to disarm an officer.

Officer Jason McKissack, 35, was hospitalized Tuesday night but has since returned home to recover.

McKissack, an eight-year veteran assigned to patrol the Southwest Precinct, was reporting to a 911 call in the High Point neighborhood for a fight between two males and a female when he witnessed a street-side brawl, according to a police report.

McKissack saw a man pick up another and slam him on the ground, near 32nd Avenue Southwest and Southwest Raymond Street, the report said.

When McKissack intervened he was "jumped" by the group, which included the man he had just seen being attacked, said police spokesman Mark Jamieson.

McKissack was punched in the face and kicked in the head.

McKissack told investigators that he thought the suspects were trying to kill him, the report said. The officer tried to reach for his gun but one of the suspects "had a firm hold on it and was trying to get it out of the holster," the report said.

McKissack was taken to Harborview Medical Center for a concussion, Jamieson said.

Police are still investigating and have not ruled out that there could be more arrests, Jamieson said.

Jennifer Sullivan: 206-464-8294 or jensullivan@seattletimes.com