Disturbing footage shows a man in a dress swinging a hammer while strolling through Seattle in a rampage in which he allegedly bashed two middle-aged strangers, according to cops.
Seattle police released the surveillance footage Tuesday while still hunting the hammer fiend over the “unprovoked” attack Thursday on a 60-year-old man and 63-year-old woman outside the Beacon Hill Link light rail station.
It shows the suspect wearing what appears to be a long, black dress — pulled away to show his chest — under a dark jacket along with sandals and a winter fur hat.
Seattle police are searching for a man accused of attacking two people with a hammer last week. Seattle Police DepartmentAs he walks, he stops to pull out a pink-handled hammer from his bag — brazenly holding it up as he walks through the Emerald City.
One clip taken on a light rail train shows the suspect — thought to be about 6 feet tall and in his 30s — talking and using the hammer to point in different directions.
It’s unclear if he was talking and gesturing toward passengers.
The suspect was seen waving the hammer on a light rail train. Seattle Police Department
It’s unclear whether he was gesturing toward passengers with the hammer. Seattle Police DepartmentCops were called to the Beacon Hill Link light rail station Thursday just before 4 p.m. to reports of an “unprovoked” attack, police said.
The victims were treated for head injuries at the scene and taken to a local hospital. It was not immediately clear if the two victims were together or two separate incidents.
The suspect is thought to be about 6 feet tall and in his 30s. Seattle Police DepartmentThe attacker fled on a northbound train.
