Man with knife chases medics in Pioneer Square

SEATTLE — At about 8:45 p.m. medics from the Seattle Fire Department responded to the Second Avenue Extension South and South Main Street for a medical issue.

Police said as crews treated a patient in the back of the medic unit an unknown man started pounding on the door and stated he wanted to talk to his friend.

A metro bus driver in the area stopped to help, and the medics and driver knocked the suspect to the ground before officers arrived.

According to authorities, after the medics opened the door the man started waving an open folding knife at them.

The medics got out of the vehicle to get away from the man.

The man was arrested and later booked into the King County Jail.