Woman Stabbed In High Point
Seattle police were called to Lanham Pl SW and SW Graham St after receiving a report that a woman had been stabbed in the chest.
Medics are on scene.
We'll update when we have more info.
Police are calling for additional units and are trying to figure out if a suspect is holed up in a nearby house.
Update @ 3:53: Police have a possible suspect in custody. Still no word on what lead to the stabbing. The victim is on her way to Harborview and police may have recovered a weapon.
Update x2: SPD has released more info about the incident.
On April 23rd at approximately 3:34 p.m. officers responded to a 911 report of a man assaulting a woman with a knife in West Seattle. Preliminary investigation indicates that the 40-year-old female victim was walking down the sidewalk with her nine-year-old daughter. At the corner of Lanham Place SW and SW Graham Street the victim was knocked to the ground, assaulted and repeatedly stabbed by a 22-year-old male suspect. The nine-year-old daughter was not injured. The suspect fled the scene on foot.
Responding officers were directed to the suspect’s location, a residence in the 6300 block of 29th Avenue SW (where the suspect is believed to live). Officers surrounded the residence. The suspect opened the front door and was immediately arrested by officers. There was nobody else present at the residence.
The victim wast transported to Harborview Medical Center by SFD medics with life-threatening injuries. The suspect was booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Assault. CSI detectives responded to process the arrest location for evidence. The knife has been recovered. This remains an active and on-going investigation.
