Seattle police officer stabbed in Chinatown-International District

An officer with the Seattle Police Department is recovering after he was stabbed in an apartment building in the Chinatown-International district Monday night.

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Police were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 300 block of Maynard Avenue South after receiving reports of ongoing issues with a man.

“The man had reportedly wrapped raw meat around a neighbor’s door handle, urinated on the linoleum outside their door, and smeared toothpaste on their door peephole,” Seattle police said in a blotter post.

Tenants of the apartment complex told police the suspect’s behavior had become increasingly erratic. The tenants told police the suspect was roaming a common area and they were initially afraid to come out of their apartments to let officers in.

“When officers approached the suspect’s apartment, he emerged and began swinging a tactical knife striking one of the officers in the face and arm, causing the two to fall through a locked hallway door,” Seattle police said.

Police were eventually able to take the suspect into custody without additional injury to other officers.

Medics with the Seattle Fire Department took the officer to Harborview Medical Center where he was treated and later released.

The suspect was booked into the King County Jail on suspicion of three counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

KIRO 7 will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.