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Suspect pepper sprays multiple victims, gets arrested

On October 9th at approximately 2:32 a.m. officers responded to the report of an assault with several victims near 1st Avenue and Columbia Street.  Preliminary investigation indicates that a group of men and women (the victims) had just left a club near 1st Avenue and Columbia Street and were walking to their car.  They were dancing and having a good time. 

An unknown adult male suspect came up from behind and pepper sprayed the group.  Two men in the group chased after the suspect.  Responding officers arrived on scene and separated the involved parties. 

The suspect was arrested and booked into the King County Jail on four counts of assault.