Police arrest man after stabbing victim multiple times at Othello Link light rail station

Police arrested a suspect who stabbed another man in the Othello Link light rail station early Friday morning.

According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), at around 10:15 a.m., someone called 911 saying someone had been stabbed on the light rail near the corner of Marin Luther King Jr. Way S and S Myrtle St. 

When police arrived, they found a 51-year-old man with multiple stab wounds. 

Officers and first responders provided life-saving measures and quickly took him to Harborview Medical Center. At last check, the victim was in serious condition. 

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The SPD says officers located the 41-year-old suspect, and took him into custody. A knife was also recovered at the scene.

Details about what led up to the stabbing are limited at this time. 

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