Seattle police fatally shoot suspect after finding woman dead in Northgate

Seattle police officers fatally shot a suspect after finding a woman who was stabbed to death in a Northgate apartment.

Emergency dispatchers received an apparent domestic violence call with someone yelling in the background at 3:20 a.m. Thursday. Because of a language barrier, a translator had to replay the call so officers could get an address —  an apartment complex at Northgate Way and Midvale Avenue North.

Arriving officers entered the apartment and found a woman with stab wounds. She was dead.

Two children and two adults were found hiding in the apartment. They were not hurt.

At some point, officers encountered a man who was armed with a knife. He was shot and killed by officers.

Because of the language barrier, the relationship between the suspect, victim and the others in the apartment is not yet known.