Woman Escapes Rural Duvall Home After Kidnapping

DUVALL, WA - A woman who was kidnapped near Everett early Sunday morning was taken to a home in a rural area near Duvall and assaulted before she was able to escape and contact police. That led to an hours-long standoff between the King County SWAT and hostage negotiation teams and the suspect.

The woman was kidnapped around 2 a.m. Sunday, police said, and brought to a home along the 20200 block of West Snoqualmie River Road, which is north of the central Duvall area. The woman was taken there by a former romantic partner; the man, age 20, allegedly assaulted her inside the home.

Around 6 a.m., the woman was able to escape the home and steal the suspect's car. The woman told police that her attacker was involved in a shooting earlier in the day in Snohomish County, and that he was still armed with a gun.

Police negotiated with the suspect for over 3 hours before he surrendered. He was taken to the King County Jail on charges of unlawful imprisonment and assault.

The woman was seriously injured during the ordeal, but is expected to recover.

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