UPDATE: Police arrest suspect after domestic-violence assault at Fauntleroy/Alaska (new info added Tuesday)

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4:27 AM: Thanks for the tips. Police are at the gas station/minimart at 4580 Fauntleroy Way SW trying to arrest a suspect. Radio traffic indicates the person they’re after is an assault suspect; the incident is described as domestic violence. More details as we get them.

4:44 AM: According to audio from the initial dispatch, the victim was described as a “man, bleeding badly, who said he was in a fight with his wife.” The victim has been taken to a hospital.

4:59 AM: They’re still searching for the suspect, now with a K-9 team helping. She is described as a Hispanic woman in her late 30s, about 4’8″, pink sweater, possibly armed with a knife (though the assault was not described nor dispatched as a stabbing).

5:14 AM: The K-9-accompanied search has ranged into the neighborhoods north/northeast of Fauntleroy/Alaska, so if you’re in that area and seeing/hearing police, it’s related to this.

5:48 AM: That search is continuing. Meantime, police have obtained a warrant to search the vehicle in which the suspect and victim are reported to have arrived at the gas station.

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5:53 AM: The tracking team has wound up back at the gas station. Meantime, we’re following up with SFD on the victim’s condition when taken to the hospital.

6:04 AM: They’ve finished that search; no one inside. The vehicle was initially described as a pickup truck but subsequent mentions, and at least one nearby resident, say it’s an RV.

6:14 AM: The search is wrapping up for now. We’ll be following up with police too.

11:45 AM: SFD says the victim, 34, was in stable condition when transported.

1:05 PM: And police have just confirmed to WSB that the suspect, 37, has been arrested. The jail register shows she was booked just before 10 am.

ADDED TUESDAY AFTERNOON: Here’s the SPD summary of the incident:

At 0401 hours, the victim drove his RV to the Shell Gas Station located at the 4500 BLK of Fauntleroy WY SW. The victim fell asleep, and the suspect became mad. The suspect started yelling at the victim and she pulled out a knife. The suspect slashed at the victim, and he blocked it with his arm. The victim suffered a deep laceration on his upper right wrist. The victim was transported to HMC by AMR. K9 responded to the scene and completed a track, but the suspect wasn’t located. A warrant was completed and approved. The suspect wasn’t located inside the RV. … The suspect was later located, arrested, and booked into KCJ for Assault.

She remains at the King County Jail as of late today.

4 Replies to "UPDATE: Police arrest suspect after domestic-violence assault at Fauntleroy/Alaska (new info added Tuesday)"

  • EC December 30, 2024 (4:56 am)

    As of 4:54 police are announcing that everyone should stay inside. I think this means the suspect is still at large.

    • WSB December 30, 2024 (5:34 am)

      Yes, she is.

  • Jase December 30, 2024 (5:02 am)

    At 4:49 this morning I was on my way to the gym, waking down 38th at Dakota. I heard a police officer from a distance telling “Come out with your hands up! Anyone else nearby, please stay indoors.”I turned around and came home. So weird. ☹️

  • RequiredProtocol December 31, 2024 (10:44 am)

    I used to work at Harborview mental health center. I was on the domestic violence intervention committee that made the laws for intervention on domestic violence.(for police and judges and more.) they are required to arrest one of the parties involved.: this saves lives by removing one person/arresting them. It is required domestic violence protocol and intervention….. thankfully. Often drugs and alcohol are playing a role and that further increases the risk for deadly harm.. thank you SPD for arresting her.  I hope she takes the consequences seriously for losing control and harming another person.. Time for anger management classes and court intervention, which will be required.

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