BELLEVUE, Wash. — Police in Bellevue have arrested a man in a Tuesday morning stabbing near a middle school.
Shortly before 8 a.m., officers were called to 148th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 24th Street in the Overlake area for a report that someone had been stabbed several times and the suspect was seen walking away.
Officers arrived and began helping the victim, a 34-year-old man, with his wounds until medics arrived. He was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
About two hours later, a Redmond police officer saw someone matching the suspect’s description outside the Overlake Safeway, about two blocks from the crime scene.
Police swarmed the area searching for the suspect. Highland Middle School was placed in lockout as a precaution during the search, according to police.
The 30-year-old man, who had put socks over his distinctive shoes to try to avoid being identified, was arrested.
After he was in police custody, investigators found the man had a no-bail Department of Corrections arrest warrant for escape from community custody.