SEATTLE — A landlord was stabbed in Seattle early Tuesday morning after a dispute with a tenant in the Highland Park neighborhood, according to Seattle police.
The landlord went to a rented motorhome near Detroit Avenue Southwest and 1st Avenue Southwest to contact the tenant, who had allegedly changed the locks and stopped paying rent.
After the landlord was let inside the property, he asked to use the bathroom. When he returned, he found the tenant was armed with a knife and stabbed him.
Around 1:30 a.m., the man called the police to report that he had been stabbed. The tenant called 911 around the same time, claiming he had stabbed the landlord in self-defense during a dispute between the two men.
Officers responded to the scene and found the landlord, who was bleeding from his abdomen.
The tenant told police he believed the landlord had previously stolen several hundred dollars worth of items from the motorhome and thrown water on his bed.
The landlord was taken to Harborview Medical Center for his injuries in a privately-owned vehicle.
Officers arrested the tenant and booked him into the King County Jail.
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