Man who survives brutal attack wants to thank good Samaritans

Richard Lynn, 33, was stabbed multiple times by a woman who jumped into his car near the intersection of East Magnolia Avenue and Beverly Lane in Everett on Saturday.

An Everett man who survived a brutal attack by a woman who may have been high on methamphetamine has reached out to 97.3 KIRO FM’s Ron and Don Show, hoping to thank those who helped save his life.

Richard Lynn, 33, was stabbed multiple times by a woman who jumped into his car near the intersection of East Magnolia Avenue and Beverly Lane in Everett on Saturday.

According to the Everett Police Department, the woman had been trying to stop traffic in that neighborhood for some time.

“The original call actually was a traffic obstruction. The understanding was that she was just lying in the roadway,” said Officer Aaron Snell, Everett police spokesperson.

As officers were en route to the scene, the call was updated to an assault when the woman stopped Lynn’s car, dove through his passenger window, and attacked him.

“I didn’t see the knife, but I felt the knife,” Lynn said. He had been stabbed six times in the head, and suffered deep wounds to his chest and arm.

As Lynn tried to flee the vehicle, a passersby called 911. Several citizens held the woman down as another Good Samaritan applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding. A man named Jeff called Lynn’s wife.

“Nobody shied away. Nobody left. Everybody stayed,” said Lynn, a construction worker and part-time pizza delivery man. He is also the father of two young girls.

Lynn reached out to thank everyone who helped him that day, including the Everett Fire Department and the officers who followed the ambulance to the hospital.