UPDATE 1:20 PM: Police say the suspect in an assault and a woman were found dead as flames spread in a burning house in the Montlake neighborhood Wednesday morning:
When officers knocked on the door of the home, the man inside informed police he was armed and refused to come out. The suspect then told police the woman in the house was injured, and officers made entry into the home. The man barricaded himself inside a room and showed police he was armed with a knife. Officers then discovered the residence was on fire. Because of the risks posed by an armed suspect in a burning home—and reports of a possible gunshot at the scene—SPD SWAT, equipped with oxygen tanks, entered the home to locate the suspect and any possible victims.
Police say they found a dead male believed to be the suspect inside the home and later also located a dead woman in the fire damaged structure.
Original report: Seattle Police responding to a reported stabbing assault and fire at a Montlake residence Wednesday morning faced a possible armed person inside the burning home.
Police were called to the 2200 block 25th Ave E residence around 9:30 AM near the north end of the Washington Park Arboretum and reported a person and a possible “casualty” victim inside, per radio updates.
SPD reported a man possibly in crisis was reported armed with a knife and inside the burning home. Police said they believed another injured person was also inside the residence.
As SPD responded, flames were reported inside and spreading through the structure and threatening nearby homes. Continue reading