Police were responding to reports of a stabbing near 3rd and Pike Street when they saw a ride-share driver being carjacked.
The driver was reportedly driving erratically, speeding and running red lights, and sideswiped another car.The driver eventually crashed into the Starbucks Reserve Roastery located in the 1100 block of Pike Street.
Once officers removed both men from the vehicle, they learned that the passenger was the owner of the car and working as a ride-share driver. He told police that he was loading a passenger’s luggage into his vehicle when the suspect jumped into the driver’s seat. The car owner then jumped through the passenger window of his car in an attempt to stop the suspect from stealing it.He was transported to the hospital for possible minor injuries and will be booked into the King County Jail for robbery once he is released.
While police were responding to the carjacking, other officers located the victim of the earlier stabbing. Seattle Fire Department medics treated the man at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries.Police have recovered video evidence and are continuing to investigate this incident.
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