SPD report on Bellevue and Thomas incident: Students making film

Confirmation from Seattle Police Department spokesperson Renee Witt this morning that last night's standoff was the result of good acting:

Witness reported that he had seen a man and a woman pointing guns at each other inside an apartment.  Officers responded and determined that the subjects were in unit ---.  Patrol officers formed a team and positioned themselves so that they could observe the apartment.  People could be heard arguing inside, and at one point someone said, "ow, jeez, stop it."  and "go ahead and shoot me."  Once the apartment was contained, ACT officers took over the tactical aspect, and established voice contact with the occupants.  Three people came out of the apartment and were taken into custody.  Officers swept the apartment and found a fourth person inside the bedroom, on a bed.  She was taken into custody without incident.  Investigation revealed that the four subjects were filming themselves as part of a school project.  Three guns were located and determined to be false.  All four subjects were investigated and released at the scene.