Seattle Police officers arrested a 36-year-old male for a stabbing that left a man seriously injured in Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon.
Shortly after 3:00 p.m., officers responded to reports of a male stabbed in the 200 block of Bellevue Avenue East. Officers arrived and located a 63-year-old male victim with a stab wound. The victim was transported to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.
Officers were provided a description of the suspect and located him nearby. After a brief foot pursuit, the suspect was taken into custody.
The exact circumstances leading up to the stabbing are unknown at this time.
The suspect was booked into King County Jail for Investigation of assault. If anyone has information about this incident, please call SPD’s Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.
