Bus driver killed in Seattle's University District

Metro bus driver stabbed, killed in Seattle's U District

The manhunt is on for the person who murdered a Seattle bus driver near the University of Washington Tuesday morning.

SEATTLE - Police are searching for a suspect who stabbed a bus driver to death in Seattle's University District Wednesday morning.

According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), just before 3:00 a.m., officers responded to reports of a stabbing near the intersection of Northeast 41st Street and 15th Avenue Northeast. This area is just a block west of the University of Washington’s Parrington Lawn.

Police are investigating after a bus driver was stabbed to death in Seattle’s University District Wednesday morning. According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), just before 3:00 a.m., officers responded to reports of a stabbing near the intersection of Northeast 41st Street and 15th Avenue Northeast. This area is just a block west of the University of Washington’s Parrington lawn. When officers arrived, they found a 59-year-old man, A King County Metro Coach driver, suffering from stab wounds to the chest. Police and other first responders provided medical aid, but the victim died at the scene. The SPD has determined that an adult male passenger got into a physical altercation with the driver at the intersection. After being stabbed, the victim walked a short distance from the bus before collapsing from his injuries. The SPD and King County Sheriff’s deputies searched for the suspect using K9’s, but they were unsuccessful. The SPD’s Homicide and Crime Scene Investigation Unit are processing the scene. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the SPD’s Violent Crime Tip Line at 206-233-5000. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. photo of metro bus where bus driver was stabbed

When officers arrived, they found a 59-year-old man, a King County Metro coach driver, suffering from stab wounds to the chest. Police and other first responders provided medical aid, but the victim died at the scene.

The SPD has determined that an adult male passenger got into a physical altercation with the driver at the intersection. After being stabbed, the victim walked a short distance from the bus before collapsing from his injuries.

The University of Washington sent out alerts urging students to avoid the area and to be on the lookout for a suspect, described as a 6-foot-1 man wearing a blue jacket. He reportedly fled the scene northbound in an alley.

The SPD and King County Sheriff’s deputies searched for the suspect using K-9s but were unsuccessful.

FOX 13's Taylor Winkel learned that the victim had been driving for the company for seven years, and he was trained in deescalation techniques, according to Metro.

They say it's a hard day for drivers, and the division as a whole is reeling from this incident.

The SPD’s Homicide and Crime Scene Investigation Unit is processing the scene. FOX 13 learned that video was rolling on the bus during the incident, and detectives will use it to piece together what happened.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the SPD’s Violent Crime Tip Line at 206-233-5000.

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