Seattle police say a man and a woman were found dead in a burning home following a domestic incident that officers were responding to Wednesday morning.

Police received a call from a home in Seattle’s Montlake neighborhood around 8:30 a.m. Operators heard a man yelling and a woman in distress, police said.

Upon arrival, officers knocked on the door, and a man inside told them he was armed and would not come out, police said. Officers entered the house after the suspect told police a woman inside the house was injured.

The man barricaded himself in a room and told officers he was carrying a knife. Seattle Police Department’s Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz later said that the man tried to stab the officers. Afterward, the officers realized the basement was on fire.

A SWAT team, equipped with oxygen masks arrived on the scene and entered the home to locate the suspect and victim, but the smoke and flames became too much, and they had to step back, police said.

Seattle fire crews extinguished the fire and entered the home where they found one person – believed to be the suspect – and a woman both deceased inside the home.

Four officers suffered from smoke exposure and were treated at Harborview Medical Center. The identities of the suspect and the victim have not been released.

The public is invited to share its feedback regarding the development plans for Montlake Elementary School located at 2405 22^nd Ave E., Seattle, WA 98112. The Seattle School District is requesting modifications (also known as “departures”) from several City zoning regulations for:

1. Increased lot coverage.
2. Greater than allowed building height.
3. Reduced setbacks.
4. Reduced vehicular parking quantity.
5. Reduced loading dock depth.
6. New curb cut to service area without parking.
7. Reduced bicycle parking.
8. Simplified bicycle parking structures.
9. Signage/Changing Image Sign

The Seattle School District has a detailed presentation of the modifications which you can view on the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods website.

Upon receiving your feedback, the comments will be shared with the Director of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. After review, the Director will provide their recommendations regarding the proposed departures to the Director of Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections for the final decision.

Please submit your written comments by Friday, September 9 to:

Nelson Pesigan
E-mail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mailing Address:  Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, PO Box 94649, Seattle, WA 98124-4649

For additional information, visit our website or contact Nelson Pesigan at 206-684-0209.

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The Major Institutions and Schools Program provides a way for neighbors of Seattle’s hospitals, universities, and colleges to be directly involved in the development plans for those institutions to ensure neighborhood concerns are considered when those plans are made.