Seattle police are investigating an assault with a machete that injured a man Tuesday night in Lake City’s Albert Davis Park.
At 8:28 p.m., officers responded to a report of an assault near the 12500 block between 27th Avenue Northeast and 28th Avenue Northeast. They found a 42-year-old man with minor scratches and a small laceration to his left hand.
Seattle Fire Department medics treated the man at the scene before AMR transported him to a hospital for further care.
The investigation revealed the man had been playing music and dancing near an encampment when a male suspect approached and struck him in the back. The suspect then cut the man’s hand with a machete-style weapon.
The suspect fled southwest from the park before officers arrived. A police search of the area did not locate the suspect.
Detectives with the Homicide and Assault Unit are leading the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Seattle Police Department’s Violent Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
Incident 25-176677/North Precinct/L1