2 people’s faces slashed, one man arrested in Seattle
Oct 13, 2025, 5:34 PM | Updated: 7:17 pm
A Seattle Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform, July 17, 2016, in Seattle. (Photo: Ted S. Warren, The Associated Press)
(Photo: Ted S. Warren, The Associated Press)
A 53-year-old man was arrested early Monday morning after police said he slashed two people’s faces in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood.
Officers responded to a report of an assault near First Avenue and South Washington Street.
A 45-year-old woman who works at a nearby bar, along with a 35-year-old man who tried to intervene, were both injured.
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Police said the suspect became violent after being denied alcohol and drugs. He was arrested nearby, and officers recovered a bloody knife.
While in custody, the man allegedly used racial slurs to antagonize and threaten a group of bystanders.
Police also said he may have used a homophobic slur before attacking the woman.
According to a post on the Seattle Police Blotter, the man was booked into jail for two counts of felony assault.
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