SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating after a man reportedly walked into a Central District clinic with multiple machete slash wounds.
The Seattle Police Department said it received a report of a man at the clinic along Yesler Way with multiple deep cuts around 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Officers arrived to find the 35-year-old man with slash wounds to both arms and his head, according to Detective Brian Pritchard.
The man was was transported to the hospital in serious condition.
Police said the victim was attacked with a machete after getting into an altercation with another man near 12th Avenue and South King Street. Police said the suspect was with a woman at the time but that she was not involved in the assault.
Police said the victim reportedly walked 30 minutes before arriving at the clinic.
Police did not find the suspect and said the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the SPD Violent Crime Tip Line at (206) 233-5000, or Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS.