REDMOND, Wash. — A suspect who is believed to have stabbed a man in Redmond on Wednesday was arrested early Thursday after a standoff.
At about 5:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to a reported assault with a weapon at the corner of 156th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 28th Street, near several Microsoft buildings.
According to the Redmond Police Department, witnesses saw the suspect walking up to a man, then stabbing him from behind.
The victim was able to tell police that he did not know the man who attacked him. He was transported to a nearby hospital with critical injuries.
Police said that after the stabbing, the suspect barricaded himself inside his apartment a few blocks away from where the stabbing occurred. Members of North Sound Metro SWAT responded, and after executing a warrant, the man was taken into custody at around 1 a.m. Thursday.
As of Thursday morning, the suspect was at Harborview Medical Center. Once released, he will be booked into the King County Jail for first-degree assault.
Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to contact the Redmond Police Department at 425-556-2500.