One person is critically injured after a stabbing in front of a building on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, local officials say. The suspect fled the scene but was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident happened at about 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday when officers were called for an assault with a weapon at the corner of 156th Avenue NE and NE 28th Street in Redmond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of the activity was visible in front of One Esterra, which is one of the new buildings for the tech giant’s headquarters. An alert sent by Microsoft security reported a “stabbing at One Esterra.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Witnesses described a male walking up to another male and stabbing him from behind,” police spokeswoman Jill Green said. “The victim was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspect – who is described as a white male in his 20s to 30s – fled the scene and later barricaded himself in his apartment nearby, at 152nd Avenue NE and NE Shen Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Officers and negotiators attempted to draw out the suspect to no avail,” Green said. “As a result, North Sound Metro SWAT was called in to assist. Around 1 a.m. today, SWAT executed a warrant and the suspect was taken into custody.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was no word on the identity of the victim or a possible motive. Microsoft’s press office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call the Redmond Police Department at 425-556-2500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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