75-year-old woman injured in Seattle street attack dies

Herald staff

SEATTLE — A 75-year-old woman injured in an attack on a Seattle street died Friday at Harborview Medical Center.

Police said the woman suffered head injuries in the attack early Thursday at the corner of Fourth Avenue N. and Valley Street, near Seattle Center.

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as Kathleen R. Ryan of Seattle.

She was one of three women pushed to the ground by a man. The other two women were not seriously injured.

Police arrested a shoeless, scraggly-haired man spotted after one of the attacks. His name was not released.

Investigators said there appeared to be no connection between these attacks and a series of assaults in recent weeks.

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