Seattle Police Department
SEATTLE - Police arrested a man who stabbed another woman inside his Central District Apartment early Saturday morning.
At around 5 a.m., police responded to an apartment near the corner of Hiawatha Pl. S and S Charles St. for reports of a stabbing. The 911 caller said the 33-year-old victim was being taken to Harborview Medical Center.
The victim’s injuries were life-threatening, but authorities say she is now in stable condition.
According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), the victim and her friend were inside the 32-year-old suspect’s apartment when he grabbed a knife and stabbed her. She then escaped by jumping out of a second story window.
When police arrived, they surrounded the apartment, but the suspect refused to get out. SPD officers then called their Hostage Negotiation Team as well as a SWAT team for assistance.
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The SPD says a warrant was issued for the suspect’s arrest, and he was taken into custody without incident.
The suspect was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of assault.
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