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Two people stabbed in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District

May 4, 2025, 9:46 AM

Image: Yellow "Do not cross" police tape can be seen at a recent crime scene in Seattle....

Yellow "Do not cross" police tape can be seen at a recent crime scene in Seattle. (Courtesy of the Seattle Police Department's SPD Blotter)

(Courtesy of the Seattle Police Department's SPD Blotter)

Two people were stabbed Saturday night near Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, police said.

At 8:42 p.m., police responded to reports of a disturbance in the 500 block of South Jackson Street.

According to a post on the Seattle Police Blotter, officers found a 32-year-old man who had been stabbed in the neck. Witnesses told police he had gotten into an altercation with a suspect just before the stabbing.

The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

A second victim was also found—a 37-year-old man with a laceration on his arm, police said. His injuries were not considered life-threatening, and he was treated at the scene.

Seattle police have not made any arrests.

Anyone with information is asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.

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