Police arrested a man following a rash of verbal attacks against people of Asian descent this past week. Police have said it appears the racist comments are related to the pandemic.
The arrest came after Seattle Police got several calls about an Asian couple walking with groceries, when a man started screaming racial slurs at them, and even charging at them, causing a witness to intervene and help the couple run away.
“I was 100% sure he was going to hurt us,” one of the victims told police.
According to court documents, investigators believe the man they arrested may be tied to a similar harassment case. The suspect, now in custody, recently completed mandatory mental health treatment to resolve previous crimes he was charged with.
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