Man stabbed at homeless encampment near Mill Creek

Published 1:30 am Friday, June 22, 2018

MILL CREEK — A man suffered serious injuries in a stabbing Friday morning at a homeless camp north of Mill Creek.

A passerby saw the wounded man, 42, sitting on the curb around 9:40 a.m. at a camp near the dead end of 130th Street SE, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies and police dogs searched for the suspect, 57, in the neighborhood. He was arrested around 3 p.m.

The injured man was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.

Deputies are investigating what led to the attack.