A King County Metro driver was fatally stabbed on a bus in Seattle's University District early Wednesday morning. Police are searching for the suspect.
A King County Metro driver was killed in a stabbing on board a bus in the University District . It happened around 3 a.m. Wednesday on the bus in the 4100 block of University Way NE near the University of Washington (UW) campus, according to a Seattle Police Department (SPD) spokesperson. The 59-year-old driver made it a few steps to a nearby alley, where he collapsed after being stabbed during a fight on the bus. Officers arrived to find the man with stab wounds to his chest.
Police are searching for the suspect who's described as a man, 6 feet, 1 inch tall, and wearing a blue jacket. He was reported to have left northbound in an alley. Seattle police officers and King County Sheriff’s Office deputies used a K-9 to search for the suspect, but he was not found. Police cordoned off the area until SPD homicide detectives and crime scene investigators arrived to collect evidence. If you have information about the suspect or anything that could help the case you're asked to call 911 or the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000
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