Crime

Seattle Man Arrested for Hatchet Assault in First Hill

Julius Ayo
March 17, 2025

A 50-year-old man has been taken into custody on felony assault charges following an alleged hatchet attack on a 34-year-old victim in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood on Sunday afternoon.

Seattle police responded to a 911 call around 2:39 p.m. in the 900 block of Union Street, where they discovered the victim suffering from a severe neck wound. Emergency responders from the Seattle Fire Department provided medical assistance before transporting the individual to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition with life-threatening injuries.

Authorities located the suspect in his 10th-floor apartment and arrested him without incident. A subsequent search of the residence, conducted under a warrant, led to the discovery of the weapon concealed under a mattress in the living room. According to the police report, the weapon was a 12-inch knife with a 7-inch blade.

The suspect has been booked into King County Jail on charges of first-degree assault.

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