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Police ask for public's help identifying Point Defiance stabbing suspect

Police have still not identified a suspect who randomly stabbed a woman at Point Defiance park last weekend.

TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a suspect who repeatedly stabbed a woman, seemingly at random, inside Point Defiance Park last weekend. 

On Saturday, Feb. 10, a woman was walking on the Spine Trail at about 1 p.m. when she was attacked by a man. The suspect pinned the woman to the ground and repeatedly stabbed her. Witnesses intervened and the suspect ran away toward the Owen Beach parking lot where people lost sight of him. 

Crime Stoppers said the police are seeking dash camera video from anyone who was in the park on the day of the assault or on the days leading up to it, as the suspect may have been recorded by them at some point. 

There is a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and charges filed against the suspect in this incident. 

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Metro Parks Tacoma and Tacoma police urge visitors to be aware of their surroundings while at the park and to report anything suspicious if they see it.

Metro Parks added security emphasis patrols after the incident and contacted security camera providers to request they be placed at the Pearl Street entrance to the park and the intersection behind the zoo maintenance building. 

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