SEATTLE — Authorities say a man was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer after he rammed another officer’s patrol car on Interstate 5.
Seattle Police said in a statement an officer reported his car had been struck from behind by a vehicle on the freeway about 4 a.m. Friday. The force of the collision sent the patrol car into the interstate median. The officer wasn’t seriously injured and the suspect fled.
At about 4:30 a.m. authorities say the suspect vehicle – a grey Mazda – was located in Seattle’s Ravenna neighborhood.
KOMO-TV reports that as police approached the driver, he got out of the car and there was an altercation. One officer fired several shots, killing a man in his 20s. Police say a large knife was recovered from the scene.