Police shoot stabbing suspect in downtown Seattle

SEATTLE — Seattle police say officers shot a stabbing suspect in the downtown area Tuesday morning.

The stabbing happened at Second Avenue and Cherry Street, according to Seattle Police.

Officers searching for the suspect said they found the man near the intersection of First Avenue and Spring Street. When officers tried to approach him, an officer or officers fired shots.

Several witnesses told us they heard police shouting at a man to stop, and shortly after they heard gunshots.

“I heard like, ‘stop.’ I just heard some yelling and then I heard like three gunshots, and then when I got over here I seen{sic} someone on the ground over there, and then a whole bunch of cops came — fire department, ambulance — and they took him,” said Eddie, a witness.

The assistant chief police chief told us two 39-year-olds were transported to Harborview — the stabbing victim and the suspect. The victim was stabbed in the neck.

When we asked police what led officers to open fire, they did not respond but did mention they recovered a knife from the shooting scene.

The Seattle Police Department’s Force Investigation Team is leading the investigation.

Spring Street is blocked between First and Second avenues while the investigation is in progress.

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