WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stabbing investigation

Police are investigating an incident Sunday morning that was initially reported as a stabbing and is also categorized as a robbery. They were called to an apartment building in the 3200 block of SW Avalon Way and found a 29-year-old man with one stab wound to his abdomen. According to the report narrative we obtained from SPD, the victim’s girlfriend had called them and said it happened two hours earlier. The victim himself couldn’t provide details when SPD and SFD initially talked with him, but the girlfriend said he had encountered the attacker in the alley behind the complex and that the man tried to rob him, saying to “give him everything.” The victim refused, his girlfriend said, so the would-be robber stabbed him and ran away. The victim subsequently went to a friend’s apartment, where he met up with his girlfriend, and they called 911 two hours later. Police eventually were able to talk with the victim at the hospital, and he told them it actually happened around 2 am, as he walked back to the building from the 35th/Avalon 7-Eleven, and that the attacker/would-be robber asked him for a dollar before stabbing him. He said he delayed calling 911 because he was trying to “tough it out.” The only description he provided, per the police narrative, was “possibly a light skinned or white male, wearing a hoodie drawn tight around his face, with a dark-colored vest on top.” If you have any information, the SPD # is 24-338436.

22 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stabbing investigation"

  • Seth December 2, 2024 (1:09 pm)

    Who tries to tough out a stab wound.  Something sounds hella sus.

    • Pauline December 2, 2024 (2:15 pm)

      Not everyone likes to go the emergency room…

      • Adam December 2, 2024 (3:43 pm)

        A great majority of our species prefers the emergency room over possibility of death. 

        • k December 2, 2024 (8:59 pm)

          A great many Americans wish they were dead when they get their ER bills.

    • Julian December 2, 2024 (9:17 pm)

      People worried about going into medical debt.

  • Rhonda December 2, 2024 (1:09 pm)

    I wonder what REALLY happened?

  • Alki resident December 2, 2024 (1:27 pm)

    Ya, we’ll never get the real details in this one. 

  • West Marge December 2, 2024 (2:25 pm)

    Well, SethSome people don’t have the money to go to the hospital. An ER becomes the last resort. Vote appropriately, and let’s change the system to make sure EVERYONE feels like the clinic isn’t inaccessible. 

    • R T December 4, 2024 (5:18 pm)

      In Washington state there currently exists health care options for all income brackets.  Apple health is amazing here. The idea of unaffordable health insurance costs doesn’t really hold water in this situation.  The horror stories above reflect decisions made to save on premiums to take on the risk of a large bill.  Even when that happens the bills can be negotiated.

      • k December 4, 2024 (7:00 pm)

        If you have employer-provided insurance, that affects your eligibility for state health insurance.  If your employer-provided insurance sucks, you get into a predicament.  Employers can and do make decisions to save on premiums and let you take on the risk of larger bills.

  • CarDriver December 2, 2024 (3:34 pm)

    I get the cost angle but based on what has been published it sure seems like there’s more to this story than the “medical costs prevented him from seeking help” hypothesis. Unfortunately it’s unlikely we’ll hear what actually happened.

  • Rara December 2, 2024 (3:53 pm)

    I think the important thing here is the victim survived. 

    • Kt December 2, 2024 (4:34 pm)

      The wisest comment usually the most succinct.  Than you for this comment.

      • Jethro Marx December 2, 2024 (6:04 pm)

        I, one of many appreciators of utmost and overwrought succinctity, noticed that you over-succincted it, omitting words and letters critical to the completion of your sentences, but otherwise I agree.

  • Admiral-2009 December 2, 2024 (5:32 pm)

    Seth – emergency rooms can be costly, and from personal experience the City is not effective at making the perpetrator pay for damages and costs they cause.  Thus a victim can get victimized twice!

  • Infantry72 December 2, 2024 (9:45 pm)

    My personal experience from earlier this year: I had an ER visit (complete with ambulance ride), for what turned out to be a severe case of food poisoning & a panic attack.  I had never experienced a panic attack before, so didn’t have first-hand knowledge of what a panic attack looked & felt like.  During the ER visit, & after a battery of testing, they decided I had food poisoning and a panic attack  The bill for participating in all  that fun?  Over $11,000!!!! So, I could absolutely believe, without health insurance, a person would want to try to “tough it out”…..

    • WAzombie December 2, 2024 (10:27 pm)

      In 2024, why would somebody NOT have health insurance? It’s literally available to everyone, if not free, at a minimal cost. Student: School insuranceDisabled: MedicareElderly: MedicareEmployed: Work insuranceUndocumented: State InsuranceUnemployed: State InsuranceThe country and state have both made insurance readily available. 

      • Littlebrowndog December 3, 2024 (5:31 am)

        Ummmmmm, not accurate. A single example: does a server in a restaurant always have insurance? And what about those with insurance with a $10,000 deductible plus co-pays? Theoretically hospitals have financial assistance but reality is that accessing it can be difficult and unpaid medical bills often go to collection.

      • k December 3, 2024 (7:27 am)

        You can be stuck with huge bills even if you have insurance.  Many plans have deductibles that are $5-10k, and copays on top of that can add hundreds.  Coinsurance will then add hundreds to thousands more.  You can have huge amounts of medical debt even with insurance.  For the “no insurance” question, if someone has recently lost a job, there would be a gap in coverage before new insurance picks up.  None of the programs you listed offer coverage the same day you apply.  But again, irrelevant.  Having insurance doesn’t automatically save you from large bills.

      • bill December 3, 2024 (9:18 am)

        Even if you think you have good coverage you can get whacked with a huge bill if you go to the wrong hospital, one that is not network.

  • elyce December 3, 2024 (10:58 am)

    I hope everyone gets the help they need. Crime victims are eligible for assistance for medical bills, etc. Details: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/washington-state-crime-victim-compensation-program

  • Shawn December 3, 2024 (11:17 pm)

    This description sounds exactly like the person that came out of the bushes behind me on 42nd Ave Sw and Edmunds this evening. He asked for a dollar and when I told him no he got mad and approached me. My German Shepard began to growl at him and I pulled out pepper spray. He took off running towards California Ave. 

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