Man stabbed during attempted carjacking in Seattle

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Man stabbed during Seattle attempted carjacking

Seattle police are searching for two suspects who tried to carjack people in Capitol Hill and hurt one person.

Seattle police are searching for two suspects after an attempted carjacking and stabbing in the Capitol Hill neighborhood on Tuesday night.

What we know:

At about 8:40 p.m., officers responded to reports of a stabbing near East Newton Street and Broadway East. 

When they arrived, they found a 44-year-old man with a stab wound to his leg. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center with minor injuries. 

According to police, the man was sitting in his parked car when the two suspects approached him.  One of the suspects opened the door, stabbed the man while trying to steal his car. 

The victim maintained control of his car and the suspects ran away from the scene. 

Investigators described the suspects as men wearing black masks. 

Police said about 30 minutes earlier, a similar attempted carjacking happened at 10th Avenue East and East Miller Street. In this case, two suspects tried to open a locked door of an occupied car but were unsuccessful. The suspects, who were also described as wearing black masks, fled the scene.

The suspects have not been located.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Seattle Police Department's violent crimes tip line at 206-233-5000.

The Source: Information in this story came from the Seattle Police Department. 

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