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Police contain area after armed suspect report

Heard on: King WA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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E Yesler Wy & Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98144
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As discussed during the dispatch call, police units responded to a report of a person possibly armed with a machete near recreational vehicles at the intersection of Yesler Way and Martin Luther King Jr. Way South in Seattle. Multiple units established containment and coordinated southbound traffic closures. A K9 unit assisted in the search, and officers were attempting to confirm the suspect’s location and identity. Photos of possible suspects were attached for verification. No confirmed injuries were reported at the time.

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