Seattle Man Arrested After Axe Attack Leaves Victim Seriously Injured in Belltown

A 43-year-old man was arrested in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood after attacking a 57-year-old man with an axe during an altercation on the evening of July 4, 2025. The victim sustained severe wounds to his arm and head with significant blood loss and was transported to Harborview Medical Center in serious but stable condition after officers applied a tourniquet at the scene. Seattle Police and Fire Departments responded promptly, and the axe used in the attack was recovered as evidence. The suspect was booked into King County Jail on suspicion of assault, and detectives from the Homicide and Assault Unit have taken over the investigation. The exact motivation and circumstances leading up to the assault remain under active investigation. This incident follows another axe-related police call earlier that day involving a different individual at Green Lake.