On October 30th at approximately 6:20 p.m. officers responded to a 911 report of two males fighting with a weapon involved at 3rd Avenue and University Street. Preliminary investigation indicates that the victim and suspect were involved in a fist fight. The suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim at least twice in the chest area. The suspect then fled the scene.
Responding officers apprehended the suspect a short distance away.
SFD medics responded to the scene and transported the victim to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
The suspect, a 49-year-old male, was booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Assault.