An officer-involved shooting occurred last week in the Chinatown-International District (CID), leading to the death of a suspect who held an axe and pointed a handgun at officers.

On Oct. 30, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers were dispatched to reports of a man holding an axe near 5th Avenue S. and S. Holgate Street, SPD announced .

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As officers arrived at the scene, they attempted to communicate with the suspect, stating, “Put down the axe and we won’t touch you,”

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