SEATTLE, WA. (THECOUNT) — Homeless WA man, Christopher Morisette, has been identified as the suspect accused of stabbing least three people outside a downtown Seattle Nordstrom on Tuesday morning, according to officials.
Seattle police say, Morisette, 29, randomly attacked three individuals in the area of 6th Avenue and Olive Street at approximately 10 a.m. Tuesday.
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Morisette then fled the scene.
One of his victims is said to have ran into a nearby store in an effort to escape the attack.
Police later apprehended Morisette near 8th Avenue and Pine Street.
The knife used in the attack was reportedly recovered. Morisette ditched the weapon in the back of a delivery truck following the incident.
Officers also recovered the man’s clothing nearby after he ditched the items in an effort to evade police, reports Dailymail.
A 75-year-old man was stabbed in the neck while another man, 77, was stabbed in the back.
Both were taken to the Harborview Medical Center and have been listed as being in stable condition.
The suspect has also gone by the aliases, Chris Morisette, Christopher Morisette and Christopher Russel Morisette, according to public records. His last known address was listed as, “General Delivery, Bellingham, WA 98225-9999.” General Delivery is a mail service for those without a permanent address, often used as a temporary mailing address.
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