We got this report today from M.P., describing an assault she suffered on Valentines Day:
I was walking east on the south side of Yesler just east of 26th between 12:30pm and 1:00pm on Feb 14 when a young man walked towards me. He spoke briefly to me in an angry manner. I backed away from him but it was obvious he was not just going to walk by. I crossed Yesler to the north side. He followed me and began punching me in the back of the head. I fell on the parking strip. He continued to swing at me. A couple of pedestrians frightened him off and he ran south on 26th.
One of the pedestrians called 911. The fire dept and police responded to the call. I was not seriously hurt but have a couple of bumps on my head and a bruise around my eye.
I was not able to identify the young man from police photos.
I want the neighborhood to know that there was an unprovoked, random attack on a 60 year old woman in the middle of the day on a Saturday on Yesler three blocks east of the Douglas Truth Library.
She describes the suspect as a light-skinned black male in his teens, about 5'6" or 5'7", and wearing a black jacket, long white shorts, and a knit hat. If you saw the attack or possibly noticed someone matching that description on that day, leave a message below and we'll connect you with the SPD case file on this.
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