SEATTLE – A man was injured in crossbow attack Thursday afternoon at a Capitol Hill encampment.
Around 12:20 PM, police received a report of an assault in the 800 block of Bellevue Place East, where officers found a man with a crossbow bolt sticking out of his chest.
Medics treated the man and transported him to Harborview Medical Center.
Crossbow? @SeattlePD trying to unravel this.
31 year old male shot in the chest with a crossbow, in his tent. Good news, witness saw victim standing before he was transported.
844 Bellevue Ave E, #Seattle @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/yNIRZKi4Zd— Bill Skok (@billkiro7) January 20, 2022
Police learned the victim had been involved in an altercation with another man, who shot the victim with a crossbow and fled the scene. Officers collected evidence at the encampment and continue to investigate.
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