A woman has been taken into custody by Seattle Police following an altercation that culminated in a violent outburst in the Chinatown International District this past Thursday. With the America's Independence Day celebrations veering into chaos, a seemingly festive gathering devolved into an incident of bodily harm, as confirmed by the Seattle Police Department's blotter.
The incident occurred on the evening of July 4, right around 6:09 p.m., according to police reports. Responding to distressing calls of a person potentially stabbed, officers rushed to the 1000 block of South Jackson Street. Upon arrival, a 51-year-old woman with head traumas was discovered. Seattle Fire Department administered aid before she was transported to Harborview Medical Center in a stable condition.
Further investigation by the police pointed to a disagreement that grew physical between two women. The suspect allegedly struck the victim on the head with a metal water bottle multiple times. While multiple individuals were detained at the home where the confrontation broke out, a 45-year-old woman was ultimately arrested and charged with Investigation of Assault, as she was booked into the King County Jail.
Authorities also found a boxcutter knife and two aluminum water bottles, which were seized as evidence at the scene. Although there were initial reports of a gun involved in the assault, subsequent searches of the residence yielded no such weapon. The case has since being taken over by detectives from the Homicide & Assault Unit and remains an active preliminary investigation.
