Seattle cops are investigating a violent stabbing in Queen Anne this morning that left a person severely injured.
At 4:33 a.m., patrol officers responded to experiences of a stabbing close to fifth Avenue North and Mercer Avenue. There, they situated a sufferer affected by a number of stab wounds with the knife nonetheless embedded into his physique. Officers offered medical therapy and utilized a torniquet.
The Seattle Fireplace Division (SFD) arrived and continued therapy. SFD transported the sufferer to Harborview Medical Middle (HMC) in severe situation with life-threatening accidents.
The circumstances main as much as the stabbing are nonetheless underneath investigation, however officers decided that the sufferer and suspect obtained right into a verbal altercation on a Metro Coach earlier than the incident occurred.
Police cordoned off the world whereas awaiting the sufferer’s standing at HMC. Patrol officers processed the scene, and detectives within the Murder & Assault Unit have been notified.
As of 6:00 a.m., HMC employees reported the sufferer’s standing as steady.
Anybody with data is requested to name the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000. Nameless ideas are accepted.
Incident Quantity: 2025-169322
