King County Metro sergeant stabbed at Seattle bus stop
SEATTLE - A King County Metro sergeant was stabbed Thursday morning at a bus stop in the Wallingford neighborhood, police said.
Seattle police officials said the sergeant had come to the bus stop near the intersection of 45th Street and Burke Avenue North to confront and wake up a person who was sleeping there and would not leave.
The suspect responded by stabbing the officer in the shoulder and on the hand, but the sergeant was able to hold down the suspect until more officers arrived.
The sergeant, a 26-year veteran, was transported to the hospital stab wounds to the hand and shoulder. The suspect was placed under arrest.
The King County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating. Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to call 206-296-3311.
Seattle police officials said the sergeant had come to the bus stop near the intersection of 45th Street and Burke Avenue North to confront and wake up a person who was sleeping there and would not leave.
The suspect responded by stabbing the officer in the shoulder and on the hand, but the sergeant was able to hold down the suspect until more officers arrived.
The sergeant, a 26-year veteran, was transported to the hospital stab wounds to the hand and shoulder. The suspect was placed under arrest.
The King County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating. Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to call 206-296-3311.
