SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer shot a person on Tuesday who was suspected of stabbing another person downtown, police said.
Officers responded around 7:45 a.m. to reports of a person assaulting people, police Sgt. John O’Neil said in an online police blotter post.
Officers found a person with a stab wound to the neck who was then taken to Harborview Medical Center, the post said.
With help from witnesses, officers found the suspect nearby with a knife, O'Neil said. While one officer deployed a less-lethal tool, another officer shot the suspect, according to the post.
The person who was shot was in critical condition at the Seattle hospital later Tuesday morning, The Seattle Times .
No officers were hurt. The officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave while the shooting is investigated.
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