16 year-old popstar Justin Bieber was involved in some kind of altercation at a laser tag facility over the weekend in Richmond, British Columbia. Reports vary but apparently Justin either pushed or accidentally hit a 12 -year-old boy whose father made the decision to call the police. The cops questioned everyone and no arrests were made but apparently the investigation is ongoing. Website Zack Taylor have some of the details, and TMZ includes the allegation that the little 12 year old boy cornered and harassed Justin and called him the anti-gay “f” word, something his dad of course denies. Here’s the report from Zach Taylor:

Police are investigating 16-year-old Justin Bieber for allegedly assaulting a 12-year-old boy at Planet Lazer in Richmond, British Columbia the other night!!

Supposedly, Justin and child got into an altercation while playing laser tag, that resulted in Justin “pushing” the boy – A staff member at Planet Lazer, who wishes to remain anonymous, gave ZackTaylor.ca this exclusive statement on what exactly happened:

“The 12-year-old kid was surrounding Justin in the corner with his other little friends and shooting him during the game with their laser guns. Justin did what any other person would do during a laser tag game, and was just trying to get away from getting shot at and accidentally hit the kid while running away. The kid’s sister said he started crying because he was hit hard [in the face], but when we saw the boy there was no marks or anything. Justin stuck around after in the lobby explaining what happened, when the kids dad, Mr. Badali, decided to call the police. On a side note: Justin used the nickname, JOE DIRT, while playing laser tag.”

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Richmond confirm that the boy sustained minimal injuries and did not require any medical attention at the time.

Tess Marti, the daughter of Michael Marti who owns Planet Lazer, had this to say to us about how the situation ended:

“Justin told police he accidentally touched the 12-year-old’s face, and after police interviewed witnesses they let Justin and everyone else go. The next day the cops came to my house to ask a few more questions to my dad, but that was it.”

[From Zach Taylor.ca]

It’s hard to know which side of the story to believe, but it seems suspicious to me that this kid’s dad is a lawyer. (He kept talking about it on the scene, according to TMZ) Would he have called the cops if his son was involved in a minor altercation with someone who was not famous? It’s not like there were signs of injury, according to reports. We’ll know for sure what his intentions were if we hear about a lawsuit. Some people are speculating on TMZ that the lawyer encouraged his kid to provoke Justin in order to get a response and eventually sue. Let’s hope that’s not the case. Either way, Justin footed the bill for both teams.