WHITE CENTER, Wash. -- King County detectives are concerned that there may be more victims after they say a man beat a 55-year-old woman and sexually assaulted her last week.
On March 2, deputies were called around 2:30 a.m. to the 9600 block of 15th Ave SW where a woman had been beaten, dragged into a secluded area and sexually assaulted.
Investigators say the suspect, a 21-year-old man, ran from the scene after the assault. A witness spotted him and called 911 and deputies caught the suspect near the scene.
The victim was critically injured and is in a medical coma at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center.
Authorities believe the victim may be homeless or transient.