Seattle stabbing: Repeat offender charged in Chinatown attack
Seattle police arrested and charged 44-year-old Jose Francisco Garcia with first-degree assault after surveillance video showed him stab a man in the stomach from behind while the victim walked with a cart in the Chinatown-International District. Officers say Garcia fled on a bicycle but was captured within nine minutes; bodycam and dashcam footage show officers tackling him and recovering a fixed-blade knife. Court records cite a criminal history back to 1997 and a pending drug-possession charge from November as detectives continue their investigation.
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New information:
- Suspect: Jose Francisco Garcia, 44, charged with first-degree assault (felony).
- Location and response: stabbing in Seattle's Chinatown-International District; suspect arrested within nine minutes after fleeing on a bicycle.
- Evidence and history: knife recovered on arrest; rap sheet includes convictions dating to 1997 and a November controlled-substance charge.