Police Investigating Machete Attack in Central District – SPD Blotter

Seattle law enforcement officials are investigating a machete assault that injured a person within the Central District this afternoon. 

At 12:00 p.m., patrol officers responded to an assault in a leisure automobile (RV) parked within the 200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Approach South. The sufferer ran to a close-by fireplace station for assist the place officers discovered him. The Seattle Fireplace Division handled the sufferer for a severe hand harm and transported him to Harborview Medical Middle for additional care. 

A police K9 staff tracked the suspect from the RV to a close-by location at Martin Luther King Jr. Approach South and East Yesler Road, but the scent path ended. The suspect fled the realm, presumably in a automobile, earlier than officers arrived. 

Police utilized for a search warrant for the RV to gather proof of the crime scene.

The circumstances main as much as the assault are below investigation. Anybody with data is requested to name the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000. Nameless suggestions are accepted.

Incident Quantity: 2026-34984