Couple nearly stabbed after complimenting man's umbrella

A kind word nearly got two people stabbed at a Seattle bus stop on Monday afternoon .

The victims were waiting at for a bus in Greenwood at around 12:35pm when they complimented a man sitting at the bus stop on his umbrella.



According to the police report for the incident, the suspect immediately jumped up off the bench and started yelling at the victims. The victims later told officers they thought the suspect was kidding until he pulled a 12-inch knife out of his backpack and started swinging it at them.

According to the report, the suspect said, "Greenwood is my neighbourhood, and I could kill you both," before swinging the knife close enough to slice a hole in a plastic water bottle one of the victims was holding, narrowly missing her hand. The suspect walked off, but officers were able to catch up with him about six blocks away. He was arrested and both his knife and umbrella were taken as evidence.