By reporter Steven SmalleySeattle Police were called to a murder scene under the Magnolia Bridge near 15th Avenue last night. Two victims, a man and a woman, were living together in a tent adjacent to the suspect?s tent, according to a witness who knew those involved.
Police sources say the adult female murder victim was beaten to death, while her adult male companion was seriously hurt in the same incident.
The suspect was taken into custody after a lengthy standoff with police negotiators that went into the early morning hours Tuesday while the suspect was barricaded in a tent.
After the Seattle Police SWAT unit unsuccessfully used a ?less lethal? means to attempt to apprehend the suspect, police were eventually forced to shoot the suspect who was wounded in the leg as he fled officers. He is now being treated at Harborview Hospital.
?He?s a pretty angry guy,? explained ?William? who said he knew the victims and the suspect. ?They called (the suspect) ?Black Al.? He?s crazy and tough as nails. He gets a ?crazy check.??
William went on to tell Magnolia Voice of an altercation with the couple and suspect earlier.
?They were having troubles with (the suspect) this morning,? William revealed. ?I gave the couple advice that they probably should move. (The suspect) had already moved somebody out and had beaten them earlier in the month.?
Police sources say the adult female murder victim was beaten to death, while her adult male companion was seriously hurt in the same incident.
The suspect was taken into custody after a lengthy standoff with police negotiators that went into the early morning hours Tuesday while the suspect was barricaded in a tent.
After the Seattle Police SWAT unit unsuccessfully used a ?less lethal? means to attempt to apprehend the suspect, police were eventually forced to shoot the suspect who was wounded in the leg as he fled officers. He is now being treated at Harborview Hospital.
?He?s a pretty angry guy,? explained ?William? who said he knew the victims and the suspect. ?They called (the suspect) ?Black Al.? He?s crazy and tough as nails. He gets a ?crazy check.??
William went on to tell Magnolia Voice of an altercation with the couple and suspect earlier.
?They were having troubles with (the suspect) this morning,? William revealed. ?I gave the couple advice that they probably should move. (The suspect) had already moved somebody out and had beaten them earlier in the month.?
Magnolia residents may have seen the woman standing at the foot of the Magnolia Bridge panhandling drivers. That was her spot, according to William.
Police investigations of the murder and officer-involved shooting are on-going.
Police investigations of the murder and officer-involved shooting are on-going.