Man yells racial slurs, threatens to kill family in Bellevue, WA road rage incident: police
Bellevue road rage case being investigated as hate crime
Bellevue police arrested a man after he allegedly pointed a gun and yelled racial slurs at a mother and her two kids in the Factoria area on Monday.
SEATTLE - Bellevue police arrested a man after he allegedly pointed a gun and yelled racial slurs at a mother and two kids in the Factoria area on Monday.
What we know:
The 52-year-old man was involved in a near-miss crash at the intersection of Factoria Boulevard Southeast and Southeast 38th Street around 10 a.m.
According to police, the suspect then followed the victims to a nearby gas station and allegedly yelled racial slurs, took out a gun, and threatened to kill the 35-year-old mom, her 13-year-old son and his teen friend.
Officers said they were dispatched to the area as the victims were hiding inside the gas station while the armed suspect was standing outside.
Once on scene, Bellevue police conducted interviews and reviewed video footage, confirming some of the information provided by the victims.
The suspect, identified as Kelly Bailey, was arrested and booked into King County Jail, now charged with harassment - threat to kill and hate crime.
What they're saying:
"It's like a nightmare to drive here," said Sarah Khalidi, a Bellevue resident.
Court documents state the woman told police, "she accidentally ran a red light."
"It was a close collision they were almost involved in," said Capt. Landon Barnwell of the Bellevue Police Department.
She reportedly just missed Kelly Bailey in his Chevy Colorado.
"I think there was a verbal confrontation and then a firearm was displayed," said Barnwell.
Court documents state that the victim's 13-year-old son "began shouting Kelly had a gun." Bailey is accused of using racial slurs, including the N-word, while saying, "I will kill you."
"They were able to at least get inside, again, in a safer area, and dial 911," said Barnwell.
When interviewing Bailey, he allegedly told officers "that he probably overreacted" and "probably did threaten to kill someone, but didn’t remember it," while denying using racial slurs.
"It’s really scary and concerning," said Lena Khalidi, from Bellevue.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the BPD non-emergency line at 425-577-5656 or email the department at bellevuepd@bellevuewa.gov. Bellevue Police also advise that if someone starts making threatening statements to you, get somewhere safe and call 911, so police can get there to help.
This remains an active investigation.
The Source: Information in this story came from a blog post from the Bellevue Police Department.
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