Man assaults caller after money request near Cherry St, Seattle WA


A man asked another person for money near Cherry Street and 3rd Avenue. When the person refused, the man punched him, causing a head injury. Emergency responders screened the victim, and officers tracked the suspect nearby.
Audio|Source: Seattle Downtown Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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Suspect walking southbound on 3rd Avenue described as male 30s, medium build, wearing a brown shirt and unknown color shorts.
00:14
Fruittaker Bank Alarm, 401 Broadway, 1-25 is B-E-CU commercial panic alarm, activated 17 and 16, human-activated. 401 Broadway,
00:25
all up on east.
00:30
In 2M.2 Mary 21, suspect is now headed south down on 3rd Avenue.
00:35
Both caller and a suspect were standing about 25 feet apart.
00:38
Now,
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Suspect is near 3rd and Cherry on the west side of the street. Still walking south down.
00:45
Okay.
00:56
George Zee, that's going to be 401 Broadway East.
01:02
Yeah, 401 Broadway East.
01:07
There's a sergeant copy this calls well.
01:10
Do you ever copy?
01:16
Do you have some additional units in route to this?
01:19
Grocery fee.
01:21
We just drove by this, uh,
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by his call.
01:25
Right.
01:28
They're a block to the south now. It's surrounded by a lot of people and I want to get a unit over there. Make sure they don't get assaulted.
01:40
She's...
01:42
In radio companies, Charlie 991 has been routed to the bank calls, well.
01:50
Hi, General.
01:56
Mary 2, Mary 21.
01:58
The caller had asked the RP for money when he said no, the curse, and then punched him.
02:03
The caller's waiting at 3 in Cherry.
02:09
Okay.
02:14
And now we're screening with fire for your victim, his head is ringing.
02:22
And our supervisory is trying to locate staff.
02:26
They're currently on the line with them. They're trying to confirm whether or not there's any emergency.
02:36
George, I'm not that big alarm.
02:39
For sure.
02:49
Can you show me 950? Have a good night.
02:51
Thank you.
02:57
In previously trespass from the store, stealing from the hot bar food.
03:03
His name is (name withheld), white male 36-foot bin-billed, dark hair, and a beard and black jacket, white pants.
03:11
RP's security stated that he was protein passers-by and bothering, unknown in what way? 221-1 Williswick Avenue at the Whole Foods.
03:24
Here, Tony, stand by three in spring.
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Send it by three spring.
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Order 4 at 1726.
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King.
03:43
Two King.
03:46
I got flagged down by that victim at Third and Cherry.
03:50
I got him here with me and the suspects on the west side of the street about half block.
03:57
Male, approximately six foot tall.
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He's got an olive green cap on his head, like a snooky cap,
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a multicolored blanket around his shoulders.
04:09
and yellow of the tan shirt and yellow and black multicolored knee-length shorts.
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Resumed. With the victim at Third and Cherry, suspect is across the street, half a block away, male six-foot, olive green cap, multicolored blanket,
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tan shirt, yellow and black knee-length shorts.
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Location mentioned:
Cherry St & 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
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