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Seattle police SWAT arrests stabbing suspect after 7-hour standoff

Seattle Police: SWAT arrests standoff suspect after stabbing Photo Courtesy: SDOT

SEATTLE — SWAT arrested a suspect after they barricaded themselves in a Georgetown apartment complex early Tuesday morning, according to the Seattle Police Department.

According to SPD, officers responded to reports of a stabbing at the apartment on 4th Ave. S around 2:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found a man in the courtyard with several stab wounds.

The suspect in the stabbing barricaded himself in one of the apartments.

The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.

At 9 a.m., Seattle police shared that a SWAT team was conducting an arrest operation at the complex.

SWAT entered the apartment after getting a warrant and arrested the suspect.

He was booked into King County Jail for felony assault.

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