A Matador employee was stabbed just before 11 p.m. Saturday inside the bar area of the Market St. restaurant, police and witnesses say.
The man, believed to be a bartender, was stabbed just above the kidney, police said. He was walking around after the incident and taken to the hospital, where he’s expected to be OK. It’s unclear what led up to the stabbing, but one witness told us the employee initially thought he was pushed by a patron, but he discovered that he had been stabbed.
The suspect escaped, and police called in a helicopter and K9 units to search for him. A short time later, police caught up with a man in the Office Max parking lot who witnesses say was with the suspect inside the bar. Police say he was uncooperative, and he was arrested for resisting officers. As of 1 a.m., police are still searching for the stabbing suspect.
Update: The Seattle Police blotter says the suspect “got into a verbal disturbance with the business manager. During this disturbance, the patron pulled out a knife and stabbed the manager in the back. The patron/suspect then fled from the scene and was not located.” The victim was treated at Harborview and released. (Thanks Silver for your help.)