Updated Oct 20, 2009 - 12:45 pm
Break-in victim fights back stabbing robber
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A break-in victim fought back with a knife as a robber tried to break into her apartment in the 7400 block of Rainier Ave S. early Tuesday morning.
The suspect first tried entering the apartment by manipulating the lock, but when that didn't work the suspect kicked down the door and entered the apartment around 2 a.m.
The victim inside the apartment tried to stop the burglar, stabbing the suspect in the shoulder with a knife.
The suspect then fled the apartment, and the victim gave chase. Police arrived on the scene shortly after and broke up the chase. The police account says officers "rescued the suspect from the victim."
The suspect was taken to Harborview Medical Center and later booked into King County jail for Investigation of Burglary.
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