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• Volunteer Park random attack: A woman was left bloodied and battered after a man struck her with a large stick and cut open her head in a random attack Friday evening in Volunteer Park. Police were unable to immediately track down the assailant described as a white male in his 50s with a large gray beard, white hair, and possibly wearing a red beanie at the time of the just after 5:30 PM attack near 11th and Prospect. The suspect was also describing as having only one single upper tooth. Police were searching for the suspect who fled from the park on foot after the attack with “a large tree branch” but were unable to track him down. “Officers found that the victim was walking in the park when the suspect, who is a stranger, walked behind her with a large stick and without saying a word, began striking her multiple times,” the SPD report on the incident reads. “The victim fell to the ground and the suspect continued to strike her multiple times before fleeing the area.” Seattle Fire was called to treat the victim for her injuries including a large laceration to her head.
• Arrest after Lime bike tossed off overpass: Police arrested a man after a Lime bike was thrown from the Denny Way overpass onto I-5 Thursday night. SPD says it was called to the overpass around 7 PM and began searching for the suspect who was located about four blocks away. “Luckily, only a WA DOT truck struck the bike with no one injured,” SPD reports. The Washington State Patrol assisted in the response.
• Yesler gunfire: Gunshots brought police to the area around 20th and Yesler early Sunday:
  At 0241 hours, Officers responded to the location reference shots fired. Upon arrival multiple shell casings were found in the roadway. There was no identified victims and no property damage. Incident may have stemmed from an argument/disagreement at house party adjacent to the location.
  There were no arrests.
• Burglary suspect search: Police were searching for a burglary suspect who surprised a babysitting teen inside an apartment building near 21st and Fir Thursday morning:
  At 0942 hours, RP Juvenile female called 911 reporting that an unknown adult male subject forced entry through her ground level apartment window. RP was watching her infant sibling at the time and quickly barricaded themselves in a bedroom. She heard the suspect attempt to open the bedroom door, so she screamed, and the suspect ran out. Officers arrived quickly, cleared the apartment, and set up containment. K913 deployed as well and eventually located the suspect appx 3 blocks away. Suspect was apprehended without altercation. DOC warrant was located for FTR and requested custody of the suspect. Officers also discovered this suspect had been suspected of attempted car prowl earlier this morning. Incident screened by 241.
• ‘Road rage’ shooting victim: A driver who says they were shot in the head in a South Seattle road rage incident arrived at First Hill’s Harborview early Wednesday:
  At 0224 hours, officers responded to HMC for a walk-in GSW. HMC security stated the driver that dropped off the victim was out in front of the ER. Victim stated that this was a road rage incident that started in the south precinct near a McDonalds on Rainier near Aki Kurose Middle school. As of writing this, no scene has been located. Victim is in stable condition with a GSW to the top of his head.
  SPD says it is investigating the shooting.

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