1 arrested, 1 injured after violent Seattle hate crime

Seattle man arrested for hate crime

One man is in jail and one woman is injured after a violent hate crime in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood Tuesday night.

SEATTLE - One man is in jail and one woman is injured after a violent hate crime in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood Tuesday night.

According to Seattle police, officers were called to reports of an assault near Freeway Park around 8:15 p.m. Two people were talking outside when a 42-year-old man is said to have stormed out of a nearby apartment and started screaming racial slurs at them.

The suspect knocked a woman over and started punching and kicking her on the ground while calling her slurs.

What we know:

The victim suffered injuries to her head, face and knee, and the suspect then ran back into his apartment.

Seattle fire personnel treated the victim's injuries and said she is in stable condition.

Police were granted a search warrant to enter the apartment, and they took the suspect into custody.

"This was a violent and cruel attack. The evidence suggests it was racially motivated," said Seattle Police Detective and Public Information Officer Eric Munoz. "This was very important to get this person off the street. This was disgusting behavior. This does not need to be happening in our city. He will be held accountable in the court of law."

FOX 13 is not naming the suspect, as he has not been formally charged. He was booked into King County Jail for second-degree assault and hate crime offense. The court ordered his bail be set at $20,000.

Prosecutors originally asked bail be set at $75,000, citing the danger he posed to community members.

The Source: Information in this story came from the Seattle Police Department.