Stabbing victim fights back, overpowers his attacker until police arrive and arrest suspect

A stabbing victim in Seattle fought back and overpowered his attacker over the weekend until police arrived and arrested the suspect.

What are the details?

Seattle police were notified of a stabbing in the Hillman City neighborhood on South Juneau Street near Martin Luther King Jr. Way South around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, KCPQ-TV reported.

Arriving officers found a 27-year-old man with a stab wound to his chin, the station said, adding that first responders treated him and then took him to a hospital for the non-life-threatening wound.

Police told KCPQ the victim noticed a 39-year-old male in the middle of the street, and an altercation ensued when the victim exited his vehicle to check on the suspect.

The victim received a stab wound to the chin before overpowering the suspect, police added to the station.

First responders treated the suspect also before he was booked into King County Jail for investigation of assault, KCPQ reported.

How are people reacting?

Commenters on the station's Facebook page in regard to the incident are not happy:

• "Good luck keeping him in jail," one commenter said.
• "He was just obeying the gun laws," another user remarked about the suspect. "He will be out in no time."
• "More to come with these fine policies and leadership. Defund police and decriminalize crime," another commenter observed. "Brilliant."
• "BAN ASSAULT KNIVES," another user declared mockingly.
• "This is why I don't call them anymore. Useless," another commenter said of the police department. "Glad the man was stronger than his attacker and fought back."
• "Endless crime in a Liberal cesspool," another user noted.

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