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Seattle Stabbing Spree: Nine Injured, Suspect Arrested
Nine people were stabbed in a series of random attacks in Seattle over two days. A suspect has been arrested.
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- Where did many of the stabbings occur?
- Witnesses provided a description of the suspect, leading to his arrest near the scene. A weapon was found nearby, and one of the knives was embedded in a victim. Four victims were taken to Harborview Medical Center.
- What evidence led to the arrest of the suspect?
- Police suspect the individual arrested is responsible for at least four other stabbings that started on Thursday. The attacks were seemingly random and descriptions of the suspect were similar.
- What was the status of the victims on Friday night?
- A tenth stabbing on Thursday night involved a cell phone robbery and an attempted stabbing of a 60-year-old man. The victim blocked the attack, resulting in a cut hand, but it's unclear if it's related to the other stabbings.
- How many people were injured in the Seattle stabbings?
- A man was arrested in connection with a series of random stabbings in Seattle over two days, leaving nine people injured. Five of the stabbings occurred on Friday afternoon in the Chinatown-International District.
- Were all of the stabbings seemingly random acts of violence?
- The stabbings on Thursday began with a 52-year-old woman found with multiple stab wounds. Later, a 32-year-old and a 37-year-old man were also stabbed multiple times. On Friday, a 53-year-old man was found bleeding profusely from a neck wound.