A 27-year-old woman was punched, slashed and robbed early Wednesday after getting into a car with two men near North 130th Street and Greenwood Avenue North, before the men took her cash and forced her out of the vehicle as it sped away. She was left with cuts to her hip and chest and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to KOMO News, the woman voluntarily got into a car with two men, described as one white man and one Hispanic man, before one of them cut her, punched her and took her cash. Seattle Fire Department real-time 911 dispatch records show emergency responders were called at 2:18 a.m. Wednesday to Palatine Avenue North and North 130th Street, one block west of Greenwood, dispatching medic units B4, E24, L5, M31 and M44, a timeline that lines up closely with KOMO's report that officers were dispatched to the intersection at 2:19 a.m.
The woman was taken to UW Medical Center – Northwest, located at 1550 North 115th Street, roughly 15 blocks south of the attack site. The hospital operates a Level IV trauma center emergency department, according to UW Medicine.
Suspects Fled Before Officers Could Get a Description
After the assault, the men forced the woman out of the car, and the vehicle then left the area. Police have not released a description of the car, and Seattle Police Department robbery unit detectives are now leading the investigation, per the same KOMO report.
The intersection where the attack unfolded sits at the boundary between Seattle's Bitter Lake and Broadview neighborhoods.
Potential Charges Under Washington Law
If suspects are identified and charged, the alleged conduct described by police could fall under multiple felony statutes. Under RCW 9A.56.200, committing a robbery while armed with a deadly weapon or inflicting bodily injury constitutes Robbery in the First Degree, a Class A felony carrying a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and a $50,000 fine, according to the Washington State Legislature. Separately, intentionally assaulting someone with a deadly weapon or recklessly inflicting substantial bodily harm is classified as Assault in the Second Degree under RCW 9A.36.021, a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
A Separate Aurora Avenue Robbery Case
In August, King County prosecutors charged two men in an extortion and robbery scheme that began along Aurora Avenue. A victim was held for more than an hour and robbed of nearly $4,000; a participant held the victim at knifepoint, as Hoodline previously reported.
The broader numbers add context to the pattern. During a 2024 public safety forum, Seattle Police Department officials reported that while overall crime in the North Precinct dropped 12 percent year-over-year, violent crime rose 17 percent, with robberies and shots-fired incidents continuing to climb, according to KOMO. Staffing data presented to the Seattle City Council earlier this year showed just 985 fully trained officers citywide, a drop of 354 officers from the 1,339 on the force in early 2020.
Police have not released a description of the suspect vehicle, and it remains unclear where the woman first entered the car or whether any nearby surveillance cameras captured its departure. Anyone with information is asked to contact Seattle Police Department robbery detectives, who are leading the investigation.
