"Controversy over assault bystander" Jessi's police presence... "I hope you find the person who hit you quickly."

[Anchor]
Regarding the incident in which a fan who asked singer Jessi to take a photo was assaulted, Jessi, who was at the scene at the time, attended the police.

Jesse says he doesn't know the assailant and wants the police to find him quickly.

I'm reporter Hong Min Gi.

[Reporter]
Late at night, singer Jessie enters the police station with her lawyer.

On the 29th of last month, he was accused of watching his fan being assaulted by another person and attended for police investigation.

[Jessi/ Singer] I hope you find the one who hit you. I hope you get punished. I'll tell you everything and come out today.]

Jessie reiterated that she did not know the assailant.

[Jessi / Singer: (Is this your first time seeing the perpetrator on the day?)] It's my first time seeing him.]

The police reportedly questioned Jesse about his relationship with the assailant and the situation before and after the incident.Amid widespread suspicions that the perpetrator

is a member of a Korean gang operating in the United States, police plan to summon the perpetrator after identifying the exact identity.

A black plume of smoke rises into the night sky.

At around 7:50 p.m. last evening (16th), a fire broke out in a restaurant warehouse in Jeongnam-myeon, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do.

No one was injured in the fire, but the fire authorities issued the first stage of response to mobilize all fire department personnel for fear of spreading the fire to nearby buildings and put out the fire within three hours.

At around 6:20 p.m. last night, a fire broke out at a live cafe on the first basement floor in Dongsomun-dong, Seoul, and 17 people, including customers, were evacuated.

Fire authorities believe the fire broke out due to electrical factors on the monitor in the store and are investigating the exact cause.

I'm YTN's Hong Min Gi.

Reporter: Hong Seong-no
Screen provided: Viewers report, Seongbuk Fire Station in Seoul