8-year-old girl evades attempted kidnapping in West Seattle; suspect arrested
Apr 27, 2026, 7:13 AM | Updated: 6:07 pm
Police say two officers and an SDOT worker were assaulted by a homeless man Monday. (File Photo courtesy KIRO 7)
(File Photo courtesy KIRO 7)
A 22-year-old man was arrested Saturday afternoon for allegedly attempting to kidnap an 8-year-old girl in West Seattle.
At approximately 2 p.m. Saturday, officers with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) were called to respond to reports of a young man trying to take a young girl while she was playing in the front yard of a home with her friends. When police arrived, the girl was unharmed, but was reportedly “terrified.”
According to the probable cause statement obtained by KIRO 7, the 22-year-old suspect “gripped her arm and attempted to pull her further down the driveway and behind the neighbor’s home.” The suspect then pulled her “with his left hand while holding a knife in his other hand.”
The girl managed to escape after screaming and alerting the adults, prompting the suspect to run off.
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After the suspect fled the scene before police arrived, officers gathered video evidence from neighborhood security cameras.
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