Five people were stabbed in Seattle on Friday, the latest in a string of stabbings in the same area over the past two days, police said.
A suspect was arrested after Friday’s stabbing attack, which appeared to be random, Seattle Police Deputy Chief Eric Barden told reporters at a news conference.
The suspect, whose name has not been released, is believed to be connected to a number of recent stabbing incidents, police said.
Authorities respond to a stabbing in Seattle on November 8, 2024.
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The latest stabbing incident happened Friday evening in the 1200 block of South Jackson Street in the Chinatown-International District, Seattle police said.
Four of the victims were taken to a local hospital in various conditions, including one who still had a knife, Barden said. A fifth victim was treated and released at the scene, police said.
A man matching the description provided by witnesses was located nearby and taken into custody without incident, Barden said. A weapon was also found near the suspect, he said.
“This is a terrible tragedy, a mass casualty,” Barden said.
Authorities respond to a stabbing in Seattle on November 8, 2024.
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In addition to the five victims in this incident, five other people have been stabbed in the area over a roughly 38-hour period, according to Seattle police.
The suspect is believed to be connected to four of those stabbings, while one is still under investigation, police said.
The first incident happened early Thursday morning, and a 52-year-old woman was stabbed eight times, police said.
Three other stabbings involving male victims occurred Thursday, police said. Two of the victims were stabbed multiple times. The other victim told police the attacker tried to stab him in the chest but managed to block the attack, although he suffered a cut on his hand, police said. The victim’s cell phone was also stolen, police said.
Another stabbing occurred early Friday morning, where a victim was found bleeding “profusely from the neck” and taken to a local hospital in critical condition, police said.
Seattle police hold a news conference about a stabbing in Seattle on November 8, 2024.
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Barden said that beyond the robbery incident, the stabbings appeared to be “just random attacks.”
“This incident was apparently a random attack by a person over a 38-hour period. That’s an aberration. That’s not common at all,” Barden said. “With the arrest of a suspect, I think we are back to normal.”
