SEATTLE - A 70-year-old man is dead following a stabbing in North Seattle on Saturday afternoon. Officers asked the public to avoid the area heading into the evening as they continued investigating the scene. Police engaged in a SWAT standoff with the suspect.

Around 1 p.m. on Nov. 8, officers received calls about a stabbing in the area of North 84th Street and Aurora Avenue. The elderly victim was located. However, despite life-saving measures performed by first responders, he died at the scene.

The suspect reportedly barricaded themselves inside a nearby residence shortly after the crime. SWAT and HNT arrived on scene Saturday to try and negotiate and arrest the suspect.

Officers continued investigating what led to the crime in the late afternoon hours.

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