SEATTLE — An argument between two men near Green Lake escalated into a machete attack.
Seattle Police officers were dispatched to the 6800 block of East Green Lake Way North at around 2 a.m. Thursday, where they spoke with a 29-year-old man who had a head injury from being struck with a machete.
It was reported to officers that before the attack, the suspect and the victim had been arguing.
Police said they found the suspect, a 45-year-old man, and arrested him for suspicion of assault.
In addition, police requested a charge for possession of narcotics.
The victim’s injury was not life-threatening, and the man was treated by Seattle Fire Department medics at the scene.