Person with knife threatens self-harm on downtown bridge, Seattle WA
Medical EmergencyA person was seen on a bridge in downtown Seattle holding a knife to their throat, possibly threatening self-harm. Police blocked southbound traffic on the bridge and attempted to manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Seattle Downtown Law Enforcement
04:59
Transcript:
00:00
Tim Mary, I'm on a bridge right now.
00:01
I'm going to try and talk about pedestrian.
00:06
I see.
00:11
I'm sorry.
00:18
Tim,
00:23
Mary. I spoke to one subject that's walked the bridge so far and they haven't seen anybody jump, but I've only been here for about five minutes.
00:36
Hey Mary, I've got somebody on the left side of the bridge.
00:41
Looks like she was climbing down off the railing.
00:45
West side of the bridge, someone climbing down off the railing.
00:52
399.
00:53
299. 2.N. Out was the subject right now.
00:57
Sumeraries out with the subject.
01:02
299, go ahead.
01:03
299, can you attempt to verify that one person hit on this site? Okay,
01:11
okay, in fact, the suspicious near 4th Ave at Seattle Public Library.
01:14
Code is reporting a suspect with a 4-inch knife in their backpack.
01:21
They stole its cell phone, near 4th Ave.
01:24
3 is 2-9.
01:31
Okay.
01:37
Subjects got a knife to her throat now.
01:39
Subjects has a knife for throat area to lower bridge.
01:42
Okay,
01:45
3. Could that incoming boy car block traffic, southbound on the bridge, please?
01:54
And can we see if we can get to hold the AISN, please?
01:57
And if our bridge is tracking.
01:58
We are on the southbound side of the bridge.
02:01
Copy. Okay.
02:08
First.
02:12
Do whatever.
02:14
You can use something like it serves.
02:16
Perfect.
02:18
Very 9-9.
02:29
Hey, Westair is held.
02:30
Can you just notice that we have one to treated cuts?
02:38
Thank you.
02:43
I need everything on southbound 99 here blocked off.
02:53
That officer that's up there moved down a little bit further so we can walk everybody that's coming quickly on here and everyone else start turning these people around.
03:07
We need more kind of shut off here.
03:10
Get them out of here.
03:15
You do have seven more income units as well.
03:32
Move in northbound on the bridge, so on the southbound side.
03:37
Moving northbound on bridge southbound side.
03:42
Going west.
03:57
Not listening to our commands, continuing to walk northbound on the west side of the street.
04:04
Not listening to command walking northbound or west side of the street.
04:13
George 3-1 and George 3.
04:15
I have a check on this TV crisis.
04:26
Whoever's coming up the bridge or E-crossfire? Get out of there.
04:32
Whoever's coming up the bridges and crossfire?
04:37
Where is you coming?
04:41
See,
04:44
Mary.
04:45
Did any officers back there, shut down northbound traffic and start pushing all these southbound cars?
04:51
All around our vehicle is going south now.
04:53
Get them all out of here as quick as possible.
04:57
Downward on traffic push southbound cars out of there.
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Location mentioned:
Near 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
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