Student Is Fatally Stabbed in University of Washington Housing Complex
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A 19-year-old University of Washington student was fatally stabbed in the laundry room of an off-campus student housing complex, Nordheim Court, late Sunday evening.
- Seattle police and university police are searching for a male suspect in connection with the killing and have not yet identified a motive.
- The victim was a transgender woman, though authorities have not confirmed if the crime is being investigated as a hate crime.
- The university issued a safety alert to residents of the housing complex, which was lifted early Monday morning.
- University of Washington President Robert J. Jones condemned the violence and acknowledged the additional distress such acts cause within the LGBTQIA+ community.