LYNNWOOD, Wash. — An 80-year-old man who allegedly stabbed a woman Monday morning was then hit with a shovel by another woman interrupting the attack, police said.
The alleged attack happened around 11 a.m. in the 14300 block of Admiralty Way in Lynnwood.
The sheriff’s office said a woman who lives across the road then came and hit the man with a shovel.
The 80-year-old man, a resident of the Serene Terrace mobile home park, got into a dispute with the manager of the park over a fence he built, according to a resident at the park.
The man then allegedly stabbed the manager multiple times, police said.
The woman who was stabbed was taken to Harborview Medical Center.
The man is now in custody and taken to Providence Medical Center for treatment.