On June 18 at approximately 6:30 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call of a man being assaulted on the sidewalk in the 1900 block of 13th Avenue South. Preliminary investigation indicates that the victim, a 25-year-old male, was assaulted and robbed by a group of males who then fled the scene on foot. Responding patrol officers apprehended two suspects and turned them over to Homicide Detectives for further investigation. There are several suspects still at large.
SFD Medics responded to the scene and transported the victim to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
The two suspects in custody, a 19-year-old male and a 20-year-old male, were interviewed by detectives and booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Robbery. Homicide Detectives continue to actively investigate.