Bellevue Homeless Shelter Stabbing Suspect Arrested

BELLEVUE, WA - A man in his 20s was stabbed Thursday morning outside a homeless day shelter in Bellevue. Police were on the scene quickly, and were able to arrest a suspect.

The incident happened around 11 a.m. at the shelter along 116th Avenue Northeast near Northeast 4th Street. The victim and the suspect, a man in his 40s, got into an argument, which ended in a stabbing.

Officers were on scene one minute after the 911 call, Bellevue police reported. According to police, the department has coordinated with the operators of the Eastside Winter Shelter to increase the number bike and patrol officers near the shelter.

"Our Patrol officers and Bike Squad officers are actively patrolling the area surrounding the shelter and conducting frequent walkthroughs of the shelter to build the relationship with the staff and clients," Bellevue police wrote on its blog.

The suspect was being held in the King County Jail pending charges. The victim was taken to a local hospital and is expected to recover.

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