Homeless Meth Zombie With A Knife Chases A Citizen Journalist Around Seattle

From the Twitter account Jonathan Choe Journalist:

Another insane Monday afternoon in downtown #Seattle. I was doing my usual rounds, about to report some POSITIVE NEWS regarding the encampment sweep at 3rd Ave & Pike St this morning. Mayor Bruce Harrell(@mayorofseattle) defending the corner from "trap tents" that are set up consistently to sell drugs just a block away from City Hall.

Most of these folks are not homeless people. Many live in the nearby DESC buildings, hang out, and attract even more problems.

As usual, I wanted to show the progress. But one fella didn't want me pointing the camera at all the drug activity. So he pulled out a knife and started chasing me! He also threatened to kill me and hurled the N-word and racist Asian slurs in my direction. Witnesses called the cops. But this maniac ended up tripping on the ground, ending the encounter. I did not wait around for the police.

Will be happy to provide SPD any information, but I know the agency is understaffed so I will not bother filing a report. I think I'm gonna take a break from this hood for a while. Just in the past few months, I have been threatened with a hatchet, baseball bat, and knife on this same block. This part of the city is still all upside down. I can't wait for City Hall Park to open up again this summer, just one block away from this madness. Good luck Emerald City. Good luck. LOL.