Seattle maniac arrested for randomly stabbing 9 people in 38 hours:

A maniac who stabbed nine people in a series of random attacks over two days in Seattle, Washington, has been arrested, according to police.

According to the Seattle Police Department, the unnamed suspect stabbed the victims in a roughly four-block area in the city’s Chinatown-International District over the course of 38 hours.

The random stabbings sent four of the victims to Harborview Medical Center.

All of these patients arrived at the hospital in critical condition, and two remained in critical condition as of Friday night. According to Associated Press. As of Friday, another victim was in satisfactory condition and another was in serious condition.

One of the victims, a 53-year-old man, was stabbed in the neck and was bleeding heavily before receiving treatment, according to police.

As part of the investigation, the police followed the blood trail left by the victim. According to SPD Blotter.

Seattle police said the gunman stabbed five people on Friday and is suspected in four more stabbings that occurred in the same neighborhood on Thursday.

Deputy Chief Eric Barden cited similar suspect descriptions and criminal profiles as reasons to believe the same person was responsible for the attacks on both days, according to the AP.

“This incident was an individual who apparently engaged in random attacks over the course of 38 hours,” Barden said at the scene Friday.

SPD said they found the suspect based on eyewitness statements. He was found with a gun nearby, the AP reported.

A 53-year-old woman, a 32-year-old man and a 37-year-old man were stabbed multiple times in the Chinatown neighborhood on Thursday, according to police.

“The stabbings in Little Saigon and the Chinatown-International District are horrific and appalling and should not occur anywhere in our city,” Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said. he said in a statement.

“Every person deserves to feel safe and feel safe, and I am committed to using every tool available to improve the safety of Little Saigon and the historic Chinatown-International District for all residents, workers, and visitors,” the mayor wrote.

The tenth stabbing, which occurred Thursday night, may have been part of the madman’s spree. Police said an attacker tried to steal the phone of a 60-year-old man sitting in his car. The attacker swung the knife towards the victim’s chest, but he managed to deflect it with his hand.