Seattle, Washington (SPD / Press Release) — On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 7:47 a.m., Seattle Police officers responded to reports of a person assaulting multiple people near 2nd Ave and Cherry St in downtown Seattle. Officers located an injured person with a stab wound to the neck. This individual was transported to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Assisted by witnesses, officers located the suspect in the 100 block of Spring Street, armed with a knife. An officer deployed a less-lethal tool (BolaWrap® 150). One officer, identified as Officer Cholo Ginter fired his duty weapon, injuring the subject. Officers rendered medical aid and the subject was transported to Harborview Medical Center.
A knife was recovered at the scene. Seattle Police Department’s Force Investigations Unit, Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and Homicide & Assault Unit responded. The Office of Police Accountability and Office of the Inspector General were contacted and responded. Officer Ginter have been placed on paid administrative leave.
