Crime & Safety
Renton Stabbing Suspect Caught: Police
The stabbing happened in the downtown Renton area Tuesday morning.
RENTON, WA - One person was injured in a stabbing in the downtown Renton area Tuesday morning. But police later caught a suspect after getting a tip from a citizen.
The stabbing happened just before noon near 4th Street and Shattuck Avenue. Police searched the area for a suspect, forcing St. Anthony Elementary to go into lockdown.
Immediately after the stabbing, police were using K9s to search for a white man in his 20s wearing jeans and a Carhart jacket. If you see someone matching that description, call 911. By 3 p.m., police had the suspect in custody.
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#BREAKING Units onscene near 4th and Shattuck Ave S treating one patient with reported stab wounds from an assault. @IAFF2595 @KingCoMedicOne also assisting. @RentonpdWA will be investigating. Expect large response around area.
— Renton Firefighters (@RentonFireL864) October 23, 2018
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