Seattle Police Department (SPD) detectives are investigating the deaths of a beloved dog walker and at least one dog in the Madison Valley neighborhood Tuesday morning.
Patrol officers responded to reports of a carjacking near Martin Luther King Jr. Way East and East Harrison Street at around 10 a.m. Upon arrival, officers found a woman lying in the middle of the street, with a bystander performing CPR on her.
The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) arrived shortly after and continued medical treatment. Despite all life-saving efforts, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Members of the SPD responded to a report from Seattle Animal Control just after 3 p.m. Tuesday that a dead dog was located in the Brighton Playfield near the 3900 block of South Juneau Street, the department confirmed in an email to KIRO Newsradio.
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NEW: SPD tells us at the scene this was a carjacking, and the victim was a neighborhood dog walker.
Neighbors saw the man trying to steal the woman’s car, tried to fight him off, but he got in and drove away, dragging the woman behind him, police say.
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“There were bystanders that intervened,” SPD Detective Eric Munoz told KIRO Newsradio. “They intervened heroically. They couldn’t save her. There were multiple bystanders that were there trying to stop this crime from occurring.”
During the carjacking and ensuing struggle, despite people trying to stop the crime, the woman was dragged by her car and died from her injuries.
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The suspect fled the area in the stolen vehicle and remains at large. The SPD is actively searching for the suspect, but no arrests have been made.
The SPD also confirmed to KIRO Newsradio the vehicle stolen in the carjacking was located and it was unoccupied.
Authorities are urging anyone with information to call the Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
Bill Kaczaraba is a content editor at MyNorthwest. You can read his stories here. Follow Bill on X here and email him here.
Sam Campbell is a reporter, editor and anchor at KIRO Newsradio. You can read more of Sam’s stories here. Follow Sam on X, or email him here.
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