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'I wanted to end his suffering': Capitol Hill suspect brutally stabs victim in front witnesses, docs

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Seattle police are investigating a deadly stabbing Tuesday morning in the Capitol Hill neighborhood

SEATTLE - Newly obtained court documents reveal that the suspect who stabbed another man to death in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood on July 4 had no discernible reason behind the brutal attack.

The suspect, 53-year-old Sana Ceesay, was charged on Friday with first-degree murder and is currently being held in the King County Jail on a $2 million dollar bond.

On Tuesday at around 3:38 a.m., officers with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) responded to reports of a stabbing at the 76 Gas Station near the corner of E Pike St. and Broadway. 

When police arrived at the scene, they found a man with multiple stab wounds . They attempted life-saving measures, but the victim, 45-year-old Fontaine Devon Jackson, died at the scene.

According to court documents, Ceesay chased down the victim and stabbed him 13 times in the back, neck and chest. After the victim initially fell to the ground, Ceesay continued stabbing the victim. Witnesses told police that the suspect then began cutting the victim's neck in a ‘sawing motion’. 

Authorities say one witness approached officers at the scene and was able to clearly identify the suspect by pointing and shouting, ‘that’s him, that's him." While being interviewed by police, the witness said he struck the suspect with a rock. They also pointed out the knife that was used to police, which was collected and submitted into evidence. 

Ceesay was arrested, and brought to Harborview Medical Center for treatment.

Witnesses saw Capitol Hill murder suspect stab victim in 'sawing motion:' court docs

Bail was set at $2 million for the man accused of stabbing another man to death in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. 

Another witness interviewed by police said that he was loading work supplies into his van when the incident happened.

He told officers that he saw the suspect chase and then stab the victim with a large knife. The witness, armed with pepper spray, then ran up to the suspect and sprayed him in the face. This caused the suspect to take off running.

According to court documents, two more witnesses were parked at the gas station when the incident occurred. They told police that they heard the victim say something to the effect of, "why are you doing this, I don't even know you." 

At around 12:05 p.m., Ceesay was transferred from the hospital to the SPD Headquarters.

When being interviewed, Ceesay told police that he had been in the area near the 76 station for around four to five hours before stabbing the victim. When asked why he did it, Ceesay said, "I wanted to end his suffering". Near the end of the interview, Ceesay accused the victim of stealing the charging cord to his cellphone. 

Detectives immediately reviewed surveillance footage after the homicide, which according to court documents, clearly lined up with witness accounts. 

Autopsy results from the King County Medical Examiner's Office showed that the victim was stabbed 13 times, once in the chest, six times in the neck and six times in the back. 

It was determined that Ceesay's actions establish that he is a clear threat to the community, and justify his $2 million bail amount. 

The prosecuting attorney also indicates how Ceesay's criminal history is concerning. In 2022, he was convicted for felony harassment after admitting to swinging an ax at a Plymouth Housing caseworker's head. In 2023, he was also convicted for misdemeanor harassment and assault for hitting a victim in the head with a rubber mallet.

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Double stabbing in downtown Seattle leaves man with critical wounds

Seattle Police are investigating a double stabbing in an area that is a hot spot for crime.

Officers were called to the intersection of Third Avenue and Pike Street at around 3 a.m. after a Metro bus driver called 911.

Police arrived to find a 29-year-old man with non-life-threatening stab wounds. A short time later, a second victim, a 48-year-old man, was found. His stab wounds were critical.

Both men were taken to Harborview.

Police said an argument or physical fight led up to the stabbings. It is not known if others were involved.

A knife was found in a nearby parking garage.

Seattle Police Department spokesperson Judinna Gulpan said the Third Avenue and Pike Street corridor has been a problem area for crime.

Anyone with information about the stabbings is asked to call Seattle Police at 206-223-5000.

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Seattle light rail stabbing seen on video as passengers confront attacker

Video shows seattle passengers confront stabbing suspect ishmail brown.

Seattle light rail passenger attacked by knife-wielding man, fellow riders step in

Sound Transit surveillance video shows suspect Ishmail Brown attacking a fellow Seattle light rail passenger in what prosecutors call a "random and incredibly violent" attack. (Source: Kind County Prosecutor's Office)

Video shows an ex-convict stabbing a fellow Seattle light rail passenger more than a dozen times in what prosecutors deemed a "random and incredibly violent" attack. 

The footage, first obtained by the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH, shows multiple light rail passengers step in to confront the attacker, possibly preventing a murder. 

Ishmail Brown is now charged with first- and second-degree assault in connection to July 21 knife attack on Tin Vi Pham, according to documents filed in the Superior Court of Washington for King County. The state has requested bail be set at $1.5 million based on the likelihood that the defendant may commit a violent offense. Court documents dated July 25 reflect that while a probable cause hearing was held on the matter, Brown refused to appear, and therefore bail had not been set at that time. 

"The defendant is a serious danger to the community," Brynn Jacobson, King County Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, wrote in the court filing. "The victim happened to be on the light rail at the same time as the defendant, sitting towards the back of the train. The defendant got up and attempted to open the doors, as if he missed his stop. He then turned back around, approached the victim and began to stab him without any provocation." 

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"The victim was essentially trapped in his seat as the defendant plunged the knife down from above, over and over again," the prosecutor continued. "The other passengers scrambled to find a way to help the victim once they realized what was happening. One passenger resorted to using his bag as a shield as others helped the victim escape while another threw his shoes at the defendant."  

A violent knife attack on a Seattle light rail train was captured on shocking surveillance footage that showed fellow passengers intervene.  (Jason Rantz)

"Thanks to the bravery of the other passengers on the train, the victim was able to escape, though he still suffered 18 stab wounds and required emergency medical care," Jacobson concluded. "This attack was both random and incredibly violent." 

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Surveillance video showed passengers come to the aid of a fellow Seattle light rail rider being randomly attacked by a man with a knife.  (King County Prosecutor's Office)

Prosecutors note that Brown has felony convictions from 2008 for second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and from 2016 for second-degree arson. He also has misdemeanor convictions for reckless driving in 2002, reckless driving/racing in 2004 and misdemeanor DV no contact order violation in 2014. 

Court documents say Brown would not speak with officers on scene but was advised of his Miranda Rights and brought to King County Jail. 

Seattle passengers confronted an attacker who stabbed a fellow light rail rider.  (King County Prosecutor's Office)

But for some reason, he was "declined" at the jail and sent to the Harborview Medical Center. 

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The Vietnamese victim, brought to the same hospital, suffered ten stabs/cuts on the left leg, one stab/cut on the right leg, three stabs/cuts on the left hand, two stabs/cuts on the right hand and one stab/cut to the left of the face, according to court documents. 

Rantz noted how Sound Transit announced in May that it was increasing light rail security by 300 guards. No guards were depicted on the attack video. 

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Coworkers mourn Seattle restaurant worker fatally stabbed at Capitol Hill station

SEATTLE - The bustling Capitol Hill neighborhood was rocked by tragedy on Saturday evening when a man was stabbed to death at a Seattle light rail station.

Authorities shut down the station as they investigated the attack, which claimed the life of a 37-year-old man.

The victim, whose identity has not been released, was a beloved member of the community and worked at a popular Capitol Hill restaurant, Harry’s Fine Foods.

Following the deadly attack, the restaurant closed its doors on Sunday, Mother’s Day, and remained closed on Monday to allow time for mourning among its staff and patrons.

The owners of Harry’s Fine Foods told FOX 13 Seattle in a statement that their thoughts and love were with the victim and his family.

Details surrounding the murder remain scarce. Seattle police said the killer was a man and fled the scene after the stabbing, but officers said they had no further information to release. No description of the attacker has been released either, despite numerous surveillance cameras at the light rail station. 

The lack of information has left residents unsettled, especially considering this is the second murder involving a light rail station in less than three months.

In late February, Seattle Police responded to a deadly shooting on one of the trains between Pioneer Square and University Street stations. In that case, a 26-year-old man was shot and died at the scene. A 21-year-old man was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree assault.

As the investigation continues, the community has rallied behind Harry’s Fine Foods, with plans underway for an event this upcoming Sunday to raise funds for the victim’s family.

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"The safety of our passengers and staff is Sound Transit’s top priority. We take any event that threatens the safety of our passengers and staff very seriously.

"The stabbing at Capitol Hill station  was horrifying and tragic, and we mourn the loss of this person’s life. We also know this alarming and tragic act understandably raises very real safety concerns. Even though violence around and on our system is exceedingly rare, passengers and staff want to know that they are safe when they are riding our trains.

"Over the past year, we have significantly increased the security levels in our system. In 2023, the Board voted to approve four new security contracts, totaling $250 million over six years.  On-site security presence across our system is now more than twice as large as it was in 2022. There are nearly 500 Transit Security officers in total. This is in addition to more than 65 King County Sheriff’s officers who serve as the agency’s transit police. This is part of a comprehensive effort to make riders feel more comfortable and safe riding on our system.

"To reassure riders about the safety of the system, they can expect to see an increased security presence in the coming days. We encourage anyone who feels unsafe or needs  security support, we to text Sound Transit Security at 206-398-5268."

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• Expat Missing Salinas, Ecuador
• Costa Rica: Investigation of missing U.S. expat broadens, may have been real estate related
• U.S. expat still missing Costa Rica
• Ecuador: Missing U.S. expat in Cotacachi

Expatriate raped

• Saudi Arabia: Asian maid kidnapped and raped in a desert camp
• India: Bangladeshi teen kidnapped and raped in India
• India: Journalist, 23, gang raped in Mumbai
• Norwegian rape victim sentenced to 16 months in prison for charges stemming from her attack
• Nepalese woman raped near Indian construction site

Expatriate Robbed

• Gang targeting expats, tourists in Vilcabamba Ecuador detained
• Ecuador: Expat Couple victim of home invasion second time in two weeks
• Two foreign students robbed near British university

Expatriate Suicide

• New York: Two members of Iranian rock band murdered by former band member
• Kuwait: Sir Lankan expat tries to commit suicide at her sponsor's home
• Malaysia: Indonesian couple found dead in field in possible suicide
• Asian expat commits suicide in the Kuwait
• Bahrain: Indian expat kills wife, then himself

Expatriate Warning

• Expat's home burgled in Salinas Ecuador
• Canadian Expat Brutally Murdered in Mexico
• Spain: Thousands of British expats duped into buying illegally built properties, now have hope
• Ecuador: expat couple victims of home invasion

Expatriates

• One Expat's thoughts on how life abroad is ruining her daughter's life
• What it is like being an expat, why we do it
• Five Overseas Retirement Destinations, the good and the bad
• France: Anti-Semitism contributing to migration of Jewish Frenchmen to New York

Expatriates Attacked

• Mexico: Expat from Canada beaten and strangled with camera cord
• Riyadh Saudi Arabia: thousands of Afican migrants involved in clashes with vigilantes, police
• Tajik train assaulted by armed group in Russia
• American ship attacked by pirates off the coast of Nigeria

Expatriates Injured

• U.S. Contract Worker Killed, one injured at gas station shooting
• One Arabian expat killed in quad bike accident at Qatari resort, another injured
• Bombing at Iranian Embassy in Beirut kills at least 23
• Migrant boat from Africa capsizes in the Mediterranean, hundreds left in the sea

Expatriates Kidnapped

• Libya: Authorities searching for Canadian, Italians abducted near border with Algeria
• Two foreign crew members kidnapped from oil tanker near Nigerian coast
• French government reveals the kidnapping of two journalists in Syria

Expatriates Killed

• Expat/Tourist Gunned Down in Mexico
• Expat dies after hit on his motorcycle in Manta Ecuador
• Elderly Expat Couple from Canada found Murdered in Mexico
• Qatar: More than 400 expats from Nepal died at building sites for World Cup 2022
• Marseille France: Two women stabbed to death train station, terror attack
• Marseille, France: Four U.S. Students victims of acid attack at train station
• Paris France: Two American Tourists targeted in jewelry heist
• France: Anti-terror police patrolling Alpine Ski Villages
• Germany: Drunken U.S. Tourist Assaulted for alleged Nazi Salute
• Germany: Two Chinese tourists arrested for making Hitler salute
• German tourist town asks for help, problems posed by crime among refugees
• GERMANY: Interior Minister warns more than 500 Islamic militants present
• Germans tolds to stockpile food and water in event of national emergency
• Greece: Tourist from U.S. beaten, killed on Greek island (July 2017)
• Greece: German Tourist Missing in Sitia
• Athens Greece: thousands protest in streets in protests of far-right Golden Dawn Party
• Pakistani migrant robbed and raped in Greece
• Hapuna Hawaii: Man bitten on arm by shark
• Hawaii: Kayak fisherman killed in shark attack
• Hawaii: Search for missing hiker in Haleakala Crater continues
• Hawaii: Several beaches near Honolulu closed after spill contaminates water
• India: Tourist dies after fall of 30 feet while taking picture of temple
• Goa India: Tourists alerted to cases of spiked drinks
• India: Tourist From Britain Molested on Train by Drunken Passengers
• INDIA: 22 Airports warned of possible terror attack
• INDIA WARNING: Foreign female tourists advised not to wear skirts for their own safety
• Bali: Brit and Asuusie Jailed for brutal killing of police officer
• Jakarta Indonesia: Suicide Attacks, gun battles continue, Starbucks closes all locations in country
• Indonesia: Embassy issues alert for potential threats against U.S. interests
• Indonesia: Tourists still missing after boat sinks
• Bali: Dog Culling Effort, supposedly to protect tourism business
• Tel Aviv Israel: Tourist from U.S. stabbed to death in terror attack
• Jerusalem: Bloodiest attack in years killing three U.S. and one British citizen at synagogue
• Israel: Ecuadorian dies from injuries in terrorist attack
• German Tourist Missing in Samaria Israel
• Israel: Spate of Attacks on Catholic Churches before Pope's visit
• Italy: Tourist gang raped, boyfriend badly beaten on popular beach
• Rome Italy: Romanian arrested as suspect in robbery, beating, rape of Australian tourist
• Italy: Major Train Crash Kills at least 27, injures dozens
• Japan: Ghost follows man into taxi (Video)
• Japan: Tsunami alert - 7.0 earthquake
• Japan: Hikers perish in volcanic eruption, Mount Ontake (Video)
• Japan: number of cases of syphilis increase 40 percent

journalists

• Turkish photographer kidnapped by jihadi rebel group in Syria
• Radical opposition forces in Syria execute Iraqi journalist
• Syria: Two journalists from Sweden abducted when trying to leave the country
• Aid Worker from UK dies in Kenya from Malaria

Latin America

• Tourist Detained for Trafficking in Protected Spiders in Cusco, Peru
• Huaraz, Peru: Canadian/U.S. Dual Citizen missing for month, hostel under investigation
• Ecuador: Tourist stranded after refusing to mule a package back to Malaysia

Mediterranean

• Cyprus: Drunk Russian Tourist alleges attacked in ambulance
• Russian drowns in rough seas off the coast of Cyprus
• 21 Nations across the Middle East declare Polio emergency
• Malta: Two foreigners arrested for assaulting police officers
• Israel: Hiker airlifted after stepping on land mine planted in abandoned building
• Mexico: Tourist from U.S. murdered by cartel while hiking
• Mysterious Death of Man after drinking soft drink in Mexicali Mexico
• Trying to Contact Friends or Family in Mexico after Earthquake, possible solutions
• Deadly Earthquake Shakes Mexico

Middle East

• Dubai: Tourist arrested, jailed three months for using profanity at airport
• Dubai: Tourist thought going to hotel for sex, robbed and filmed by Nigerian crooks
• Turkey: German tourists killed, injured in bus accident
• Turkey Alert: Families of U.S. Consulate (Istanbul) ordered to leave over safety concerns

Natural Disaster

• Nepal: Hundreds of tourists rescued by elephants in flooded safari park
• American nationals among killed in Philippines after massive typhoon
• Hundreds feared dead after supertyphoon hits the Philippines
• Nepal: 12 trekkers killed in snowstorm, avalanche in Himalayas, 100 still missing
• Gorkha, Nepal: French Tourist missing, swept away by river
• Nepal: U.S. Tourist dies after being swept away on river

New Zealand

• New Zealand: Missing Hiker from U.S. found safe
• New Zealand: Dutch Tourist Missing
• New Zealand: Search on for Missing Dutch Tourist
• Tauranga New Zealand: Man arrested after attempting to steal vehicles from tourists at camp site
• New Zealand: Tourist Killed on unlit rural Queenstown road

North America

• California/Mexico border: Cal. couple hiking lost for five days in desert found alive
• Miami, Florida: Five positive for Zika including three tourists
• Grand Canyon: Tour Guide Still Missing, search continues
• Cat Missing on Flight from United Arab Emirates to New York
• Los Angeles Region U.S.: New Aggressive Mosquito Found, capable of transmitting viruses

North Korea

• China concerned over treatment of its citizens detained in North Korea
• North Korea: American tourist arrested, sentenced to 15 years of 'compulsory labor'
• Japanese tourist dies while snorkeling in Guam
• Four New Zealanders killed in car crash in Samoa
• Elderly Japanese tourist drowns while diving off the coast of Guam
• Mariana Islands: Resort employee accused of raping Korean tourist
• New Zealand woman nearly killed by parasite picked up from salad in Fiji
• Pakistan: warning of possible attacks by Taliban on tourists in mountain climbing area
• Czech tourists on video alive after being abducted in Pakistan
• Jeep drives into ravine in Pakistan, killing two foreigners and injuring four more
• At least 18 government employees killed in Pakistan bus bomb attack
• Pakistan: South African businessman kidnapped in Lahore before boarding plane home
• Tourist From France Collapses, Dies on Downtown Street Cusco, Peru
• Lima Peru: Horrific Tourist Bus Accident kills at least nine (video)
• Peru: At Least 72 dead in flash floods, landslides, mudslides

Philippines

• Philippines: Jihadi group demands $60 million for three Western hostages (Canadian, Norwegian)
• Phillippines: HIV infections increase 25 per cent
• Phillipines: U.S. Marine charged in murder of transexual
• Portugal: Two Britons arrested for hiring birthday party kidnappers
• Portugal: Belgian tourist killed after being swept off Peniche cliff top by wave

Public Unrest

• Thailand Travel Warning, terrorism threat, border areas, protests
• Thailand: Protests to oust prime minister begins, 100,000 in streets of Bangkok
• Thailand: Travel Warning Bangkok

Puerto Rico

• Intercontinental Hotel in Puerto Rico Robbed, employee assaulted
• Puerto Rico: tourist from Minnesota died during snorkeling excursion
• Puerto Rico: Canadian man drowns after being swept to sea by strong current
• Puerto Rico: American tourist drowns while swimming at beach in San Juan
• Puerto Rico: Teenage tourist injured, sets off 'live munition' left by U.S. Navy
• Dagestan Republic, Russia: lslamic State claims killing tourist in tour group
• Thousands of Russian Tourists Stranded Abroad, Major Travel Company Goes Under
• Warning Russia: visitors electronic devices being hacked
• U.S. journalist kicked out of Russia

Shark Attack

• Brazil: Tourist Scuba Diver forearm ripped off by shark
• Australia: Man killed by shark in popular tourist destination

Solomon Islands

• Solomon Islands: Dengue outbreak kills another, continues to spread

South Africa

• Tourist from U.S. raped at national park in South Africa
• South Africa: Police discover second time in month explosives on bus from Zimbabwe
• Traveler survives fall from tourist viewpoint in South Africa

South Paciic

• Chikungunya virus arrives in Tahiti
• Ibiza, Spain: Tourist from UK arrested for alleged attempt to drown UK woman at hotel
• Tourist from Italy killed in Terror attack in Barcelona on Las Ramblas
• Barcelona Spain: Search underway for seven year old boy from UK after terrorist attack
• Spain: Three German Tourists Detained in rape of tourist in hotel
• British tourist drowns in Sri Lanka
• Australian rights activist expelled from Sri Lanka for engaging in anti-government activities
• Chinese tourist scammed by Sri Lankan tour guide
• Swiss couple robbed while on vacation in Sri Lanka

Switzerland

• Tourists flee grounded boat in Switzerland
• Switzerland: Polish citizen dies after falling onto train tracks in Lausanne
• British stuntman dies in wing-diving accident in Switzerland
• Switzerland: One American killed and four others injured in hot air balloon crash
• Switzerland: One dead, 25 injured in commuter train crash
• IED Detonated On London Underground Train, 22 Injured
• Global Terror Attacks Increase Amid Growing Fear
• Thailand: Belgian Tourist found dead on Koh Tao, 7th death of tourists in three years
• Thailand: Fake Tourist Bus Scania involved in deadly crash
• Thailand: Australian tourist killed in jet-ski collision with partner

Tourist Arrested

• Australians Detained for Alleged Cocaine Smuggling in Ecuador

Tourist Attacked

• New York City: Tourist from Italy stabbed in front of Trump Hotel while snapping pictures

Tourist Dies

• German tourist dies mountain climbing, heart attack, falls ten meters

Tourist Drowned

• Lu’um Balam, Cancun Mexico: Tourist Dead in Cavern, body still not recovered
• Roatan, Honduras: German Tourist dead
• Spain: Two Tourists from UK drown
• Nicaragua: 13 die as tourist boat capsizes in Caribbean
• Boat Capsizes in Paraguay, Brazilian Tourists Drown

Tourist Food Poisoning

• Europe: Salmonella outbreak
• UK issues Cyclospora Health Alert for Mexico (Riviera Maya coast)
• Egypt: 100 tourists from UK ill at Coral Sea Waterworld Complex, bacterial poisoning suspected
• 300 plus passengers, crew ill on Royal Caribbean cruise ship
• Thailand: British tourist survives three story fall from hotel balcony after drinking spiked beverages

Tourist Harassed

• Norwegian journalists harassed by Russian police over content of Sochi reporting
• Two members of American tour group harassed by Indian police constable
• India: Russian couple harassed by local travelers at tourist cave
• Egyptian woman harassed by man in elevator in Saudi Arabia
• United Kingdom: Foreign tourists racially abused in Chichester

Tourist Injured

• Michoacán, Mexico: Irish Tourist Murdered, girlfriend from U.S. injured in robbery by bandits

Tourist Kidnapped

• Japanese man kidnapped by armed men in Manila suburbs

Tourist Killed

• Colorado: Man sentenced to prison in murder of tourist

Tourist Missing

Tourist raped, tourist robbed.

• Barcelona, Spain: Beware of Professional Pickpockets in Metro who target tourists

Tourist Scam

• Spain, France, Italy ranked worse for tourist scams in Europe
• Scotland: Crime Group Impersonating Police Officers Targeting Tourists for their Cash
• Tourist from U.S. robbed by transvestites in Mexico City
• Irish authorities uncover six-month long ATM scam in tourist town

Tourist Stories

• Orlando Florida Tourist District Hotbed for vehicle break-ins
• Thailand: Warrants issued for two U.S. tourists for theft of human body parts
• U.K. Tourist from U.S. trapped in London bookstore after it closes
• France: Fire breaks out on a ride at Disneyland Paris

Tourist Suicide

• Sousse, Tunisia: Tourist from Denmark commits suicide, jumps from hotel room
• U.S. Tourist Death Deemed Suicide in U.K.
• Russian Tourist Commits Suicide in Hotel in Dominican Republic
• Thailand: Chinese couple dead in murder-suicide at resort in Phuket
• Chinese tourist attempts suicide in Taiwan

Tourist Warning

• Knife attack on three people outside London Underground Train Station

Tourists Attacked

• Two Tourists from U.S. assaulted after withdrawing funds from ATM in Mexico City, one dead, one injured
• Nice France: Bastille Day attack kills 70

Tourists Die

• Las Vegas: Mass Shooting, dead, injured (videos)
• Honduras: Students from U.S. on medical mission perish in bus crash, numerous wounded
• White Sands National Monument, N.M.: Tourists from France die while hiking
• India: British tourists found dead in hotel, Agra

Tourists ill

• Travelers to the Caribbean warned of risk of mosquito-borne illnesses
• Indonesia: Seven Australians contract measles in Bali, tourists warned of potential spread
• Canada: Japanese tour group quarantined in hotel in Alberta over potential measles outbreak
• Indonesia: Travelers to Bali warned of risk of measles after four Australians contract the disease

Tourists Injured

• Belize: Six tourist from France involved in tourist van crash

Tourists Killed

• Mexico: Tourist bus crashes in route to Cancun, 12 killed, 30 injured, driver flees

Tourists Raped

• Sri Lanka: Foreigner arrested for sexually assaulting two French tourists
• Israel: teenager indicted in assault and attempted rape of British tourist
• Peru: German tourists assaulted, robbed, one of victims raped by masked gunmen
• British tourist raped by tribesmen in Colombia

Tourists Rescued

• Tennessee: Young Hiker Survives nearly two weeks lost in forest
• Rescue operation saves group of tourists from ship trapped in Antarctica
• Foreigners evacuated from South Sudan amid increasing factional violence
• United States: Family rescued after going missing in Nevada mountains

Tourists Robbed

• Versailles, Fraince: Chinese Tourist Guide Robbed while intervening in robbery of other tourists
• Dublin Ireland: Over 700 tourists robbed in 2014

Travel Aviation

• Coup Attempt Turkey appears to have failed

Travel Health

• Menorca Spain Hotel: Outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease

Travel News

• Editor of Touristkilled.com featured on news program for assisting tourists to be better informed
• Hurricane Otto to threaten lives and property from Panama to Honduras, El Salvador
• Some May Decide to Dump Trump and become expats in Latin America
• Heatwave Expected to Cross sections of Western Europe

Travel Weather Issues

• Driving Safety Tips when in Fog
• Australia: Bushfire threatens popular tourist area
• According to NASA El Nino could be as bad as 1998
• Turkey: Tourist from Denmark dies in Balloon mishap
• Travel Scams in Turkey
• Ankara Turkey: Germany temporarily closes embassy, fear of attack

United Kingdom

• Buckingham Palace attack: Two Suspected Terrorists Arrested
• Al-Qaeda plotting terror attacks in Britian and Europe per defence secretary
• ISIS encourages Jihadists to use random knife attacks to commit assasinations

United-States

• Active Shooter Mandalay Bay Resort (strip) Las Vegas, hundreds of police at scene, multiple injuries reported (VIDEO)
• One Dead, One Injured in rockfall from El Capitan at Yosemite National Park
• Fires Bearing down on Glacier and Yosemite National Parks
• Vietnam: Anti-China unrest targets factoriees with arson, looting
• Vietnam: Thai visitors held and their motorbikes siezed after traveling without proper documents
• Vietnam: Japanese tourist robbed of iPhone in Ho Chi Minh City
• Travel Alert: Typhoon Krosa targets Vietnam after the Philippine
• American teacher killed in car accident in Vietnam

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Suspect sought after man stabbed in Seattle's Chinatown-International District

by KOMO News Staff

SEATTLE — Police were searching for a suspect after a man was stabbed and critically injured Wednesday morning in the Chinatown-International District, authorities said.

A 50-year-old man, was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment after being stabbed in the neck around 9:15 a.m. near the 1000 block of S. Jackson Street, police said in a written statement.

Police found the unidentified victim near 8th Avenue S., and S. Jackson Street with a stab wound to his neck, according to police.

Police said the suspect fled from the scene before officers arrived. It was not immediately clear if the victim knew the suspect or what led to the attack.

Investigators searched a nearby encampment for a possible scene of the crime but did not find one.

80-year-old dog walker killed in carjacking, man arrested: Police

The suspect has eight prior felony convictions.

A man has been arrested after he allegedly carjacked an 80-year-old dog walker, leaving her with fatal injuries before stabbing her dog to death, according to police.

James K. Hayes, a 48-year-old Seattle resident, was found and arrested Thursday morning in the murder of 80-year-old Ruth Dalton.

Police expect he will be charged with first-degree murder, murder during the commission of a robbery and first-degree animal cruelty. He has eight prior felony convictions -- including a vehicular homicide conviction from 1993 -- and a history of mental health concerns.

Police said he had a knife on him with blood on it when he was arrested.

Police were able to identify the suspect after they received a 911 call reporting that an individual was hurting a dog. An animal control officer then responded to the scene and found a dog that was stabbed to death. The dog was wearing a tag identifying the victim as its owner and the victim's car was found nearby.

Crime scene investigators were able to lift fingerprints from the victim's phone, which was in the car, and identify the suspect.

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Seattle Police responded to a report of a carjacking on Wednesday and found a citizen giving aid to a woman who was down on the road.

Officers took over life-saving efforts until Seattle Fire Department officials showed up and took over. The victim died of her injuries Wednesday, police said.

Witnesses then told investigators that they had seen a struggle between the woman and the suspect inside the vehicle while the vehicle was moving. The vehicle then drove off the road and a struggle between them continued with the suspect trying to push the victim out of the vehicle as she resisted, according to police.

A witness then stopped their car in the road and came to assist her and the suspect took out a knife. The witness then backed away and retrieved a stick or bat and came back to try and help the woman, according to police.

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The car then began to move across the road and crashed into two parked vehicles and the woman was struck during the crash. The suspect drove away from the scene and the victim was left on the street.

Police believe the suspect then drove to a park, stabbed the dog and fled on foot.

"We want to thank the community for the heroic actions of passers-by who just happened to see something like this happening and tried to intervene," Eric Barden, the deputy chief of the Seattle Police Department said during a press conference.

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Police said they are unsure how the suspect got into the car before the carjacking and said that is under investigation. Police do not believe the suspect and the victim knew each other -- they think it is a random incident.

There were at least two dogs in the car, one of which escaped the car.

"This is a tragic and horrific incident where a wonderful member of our community was active and participating vibrantly in her community at 80 years old and that was snatched from her and from her family and friends and the community by virtue of this senseless violent act," Barden said.

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Man held on $5 million bail in fatal stabbing on I-5 near Federal Way

A 44-year-old man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in King County Superior Court after prosecutors accused him of stabbing three people inside a car on Interstate 5 near Federal Way in June, killing the 19-year-old driver. 

Judge Johanna Bender ordered Jeffery Scott, who was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree assault, to be held on $5 million bail. In a bail request, prosecutors described him as an “extreme threat to the public.” 

On June 26, a Washington State Patrol trooper found Patriot LeMay dead in the driver’s seat with a large knife wound to his neck. Two of Scott’s fellow passengers, a 30-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man, were taken to nearby hospitals with severe knife injuries, according to a probable cause affidavit. 

Family and friends of LeMay did not respond to a reporter’s requests for interviews.

After Scott allegedly stabbed LeMay, the teenager grabbed a gun and fired several times at Scott, then pulled over to the right side of the road and died from his injury, the affidavit states. An ambulance took Scott to a hospital after a deputy found him bleeding and with gunshot wounds on the ground next to the car.

Scott and the two surviving passengers have since been released from the hospital.

Days after the alleged attack, both Scott and the female passenger told detectives the group had smoked methamphetamine and fentanyl for hours in a Tacoma apartment before getting in the car, which police later determined was a stolen BMW, the affidavit states.

But Scott and the two surviving passengers shared different stories of what happened next, court records show. 

As they drove north on the interstate, the woman reported Scott — “without warning” — cut LeMay’s throat with a large knife and stabbed her and the other man. She heard gunfire, got out of the car and ran south toward a weigh station for help, according to the affidavit. 

The 32-year-old man told a detective he was in the back seat when Scott waved a 5-inch, double-sided knife and said, “‘I’m going to kill both you guys.’” The man said Scott then stabbed him in the back of the neck before stabbing LeMay and the woman. As LeMay grabbed a gun and started shooting at Scott, the man told detectives he jumped from the moving car and ran south, according to the affidavit. 

Scott, however, told a detective that the other passengers tried to rob him at gunpoint, according to the affidavit. He said he felt forced to choose between jumping out of the car or stabbing LeMay to survive. He admitted to stabbing LeMay and the two other passengers and said a gold knife, which investigators found inside the BMW covered in blood, was his, according to the affidavit.

Scott told detectives he was from Florida and had lived in Washington for 11 years, but had not had a stable address in months, court records show.

Investigators found seven .40-caliber shell casings, two bullets and devices for smoking drugs inside the car, along with a bloodstained knife. 

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