Point Defiance stabbing suspect still unidentified. Police seek visitors’ dash-cam video
Tacoma police are requesting dash-camera footage from visitors who were at Point Defiance Park that could help identify the man who stabbed a woman last weekend.
The woman was walking on the Spine Trail, sometimes referred to the light-blue trail, just before 1 p.m. on Feb. 10. Police say a man attacked the woman, pinned her to the ground and repeatedly stabbed her. Witnesses intervened and the man ran off toward the Owen Beach parking lot. Witnesses eventually lost sight of him, according to a Crimestoppers bulletin.
The woman was taken to the hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.
Police say it is possible park visitors with dash cameras in their cars might have recorded the attacker at some point.
“We ask those with dash-cameras who were in the park, either the day of, or in the days leading up to the assault, review their camera footage in the event someone who matches the suspect description was recorded,” Tacoma Police Department spokesman detective William Muse said in an email.
The attacker is described as a light-skinned Black man in his 20s to 30s. He has a thin build and is 5-foot-8 to feet tall. He has black hair that was about 3 to 6 inches long in an unkempt “afro-style” with short facial hair. He wore all dark clothing, the bulletin said.
A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to someone being arrested and charged. Tips can be sent to tpcrimestoppers.com or 1-800-222-TIPS.
