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Seattle ‘ninja’ impales self on fence

By Katy McCourt-Basham

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Published: November 17, 2009

Updated: November 22, 2009

ninja courtesy of swordplaya.com

ninja courtesy of swordplaya.com

At around 11:15 p.m. Monday, Seattle Police responded to an unusual call.

An intoxicated 25-year-old who told officers he was a ninja had impaled himself on a post after attempting to jump a five-foot fence on 7th Avenue between Cherry Street and James Street, according to The Seattle Times.

This happened after a 41-year-old man, also highly intoxicated, tried to enter a sports bar near 6th Avenue and King Street  The ‘ninja’, not employed by the bar, attempted to block the man from entering.  What started as an argument resulted in a more physical fight between the two.

The older man chased the younger into the street, and the ‘ninja’ attempted to jump the fence, impaling himself in the process.

“Clearly he was overconfident in his abilities,” said the police report.

After the ninja was impaled, the older man called the police to say he had been assaulted. The police arrived, heard the 25-year-old’s screams and found him on the fence, bleeding heavily with the metal spike sticking out of his butt.

The man was taken to Harborview Medical Center and questioned by police.

Neither man will be arrested on suspicion of assault.

  1. Boo berry
    November 17th, 2009 at 15:33 | #1

    ….holy SHIT. wtf???

  2. Amanda Rinkel
    November 17th, 2009 at 16:00 | #2

    “Clearly he was overconfident in his abilities,”

    I nearly lost it here. That was in the police report? Too funny.

  3. Katy McCourt-Basham
    November 17th, 2009 at 16:10 | #3

    It was, according to The Times

  4. jw
    November 18th, 2009 at 08:16 | #4

    Just goes to prove…Ninjaing and drinking don’t mix

  5. Nick
    November 18th, 2009 at 10:52 | #5

    BAHAHAHAHA CLEARLY HE WAS OVERCONFIDENT IN HIS ABILITIES

    BRB; DYING HAHAHAHAHA

  6. Di
    November 20th, 2009 at 17:49 | #6

    I’m dressed like Superman. Shoot me!

  7. J
    November 21st, 2009 at 03:57 | #7

    Is this real? What news source?

  8. RoseAldrich
    November 21st, 2009 at 11:04 | #8

    Obviously he was from Los Angeles or ay the very least California