Seattle’s ‘Howe Street Stairs’ location of alleged female assaults

Emily, a lady who steadily jogs all through Seattle, mentioned she was punched within the face throughout her run close to Capitol Hill’s “Howe Avenue Stairs” Friday morning.

She mentioned a stranger was watching her and when she handed him, he adopted her, grabbed her, and assaulted her.

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“As quickly as I circled, I noticed his fist was coming at my face,” Emily informed KIRO Newsradio. “Kicking and yelling, I used to be simply targeted on this pepper spray and I aimed it at his face and I believe I managed to get him in his face and I simply stored yelling and making an attempt to get him.”

Emily was with a buddy, Shannon, when the altercation occurred.

“She had her pepper spray in her hand and she or he type of slid it into my hand as an alternative of giving me a excessive 5,” Emily mentioned. “And that was my first indicator that she is freaked out by one thing.”

Emily posted in regards to the incident on-line, the place two different ladies commented that they had been attacked in the identical spot. One time on Saturday morning, the opposite the next morning.

A hand-crafted warning signal is now posted on the steps.

Emily mentioned she has filed a report with Seattle police.