SPD Friday morning confirmed the three people in First Hill apartment homicide investigation were family and that the child found dead was the adopted son of the male couple but is not yet confirming reports that this was a murder-suicide attempt:
Seattle Police Homicide detectives have approved the release of some additional details regarding yesterday’s double homicide investigation.
- The three people in the apartment were a family, with the small child being the adopted son of the male couple.
- The deceased included a 29 year old male and a 2 year 10 month old child.
- The third person is a 39 year old man. While his wounds were initially described as life-threatening, they are now believed to be non life-threatening.
- The wounds suffered by all three appeared to be stab wounds.
No additional details will be released, pending further investigation by Homicide detectives. Information is preliminary and subject to change as the case develops.
Two people were found dead and another man was taken to Harborview with life-threatening injuries in a violent attack inside a First Hill apartment Thursday morning at 8th and Madison. Officers found the shocking scene inside the M Street apartment highrise just after 10:30a as police responded to the secure apartment building and were let into the 17th-floor unit by a person inside.
You’re going to hear for ever and a day (from forces on the right) about this tragic event .
These are trying times we’re living in. This is a human, family, and community tragedy, period. Gay, Straight… it doesn’t matter.
I feel like since there’s a far higher volume of incidentally straight families involved in similar tragedies recently, daily, and all throughout history, that overshadows this one single event. Sexual orientation is irrelevant. The ‘forces on the right’ got nuffin.
Let’s evolve, and focus on the horrific murder of an innocent little boy and his father. I will never, ever understand how someone can hurt a child. Only 2 years old, a BABY. I think we can all agree on some level that they should lock this monster in a cell and throw away the key.
Stay off the news websites like Komo it seems they are rapidly deleting posts off the story but it is sickening to think people can be so heartless. This a tragedy.
I think you are right on the 1st count. I would hope nobody starts with that “see? this is what happens when….” bullshit, lest it result in a corresponding deluge of equally horrific examples in hetero relationships. That kind of one-upping won’t help anything nor excuse the tragedy.
On the 2nd count– IF the survivor was the killer of the 1st two (we don’t know that for sure yet), I feel the same way as I would if this happened to any other family. Locking him up might be too lenient. Regardless, he will not be well-treated in prison.
let’s not jump to any conclusions. One scenario could be the survivor could have been the one attacked and the partner could have killed himself after he thought the surviving partner was actually dead.
But yes, whoever the perpetrator actually is is just an awful, awful monster. How someone can hurt a child has always escaped me, especially something of this magnitude. I only hope the families of all involved can get some answers to hopefully solve such a terrible mystery.
I get what you’re saying, but I don’t think the being a kid has any bearing here based on the limited facts we have.
How MESSED up is somebody that they would take the lives of their own family? These are the people you’re supposed to love and care for forever and ever amen. The age thing just isn’t important to me in this case when you look at the magnitude of this crime.
Right, I was only saying that the murderer, whoever that person may be, should be punished to the fullest extent of the law (and beyond). I realize we don’t know who that person is yet.
Valid point! We don’t know what happened, but one thing is certain– an innocent, defenseless person was brutally and violently murdered, and he especially deserves justice.
And to kill a child you so recently made the decision to adopt. My heart breaks.
No need to jump to conclusions. The survivor confessed to police during his arrest.
The age of the murderous endocrinologist, however, is reported variously as 39 (here) and 44 (SeattleCrime.com).
The horror of this crime is stunning. Child killed due to rage and anger, caught in a lovers quarrel. Sad.
Two gay guys in a relationship for years, broken so badly, one of them, wealthy, educated, kills.
Why the masque, who are these people. Crimes committed by adults are public, names public. The dead are recorded and identified, for everybody.
Get all the story Justin, days have passed.
well the Seattle Times has named the victims.
What’s interesting to me is that Q13 reported the 39 year old supposedly apologized for something while at the hospital, but I can’t find much of that now. I wonder if this supposed apology was for the crimes, or for instigating the breakup?
I realize an investigation is happening, but I REALLY want to know the truth right now
Was there really a confession? Some sources said that the survivor here confessed to this when they were taking him to the hospital. A lot of things could make someone say something like that even if they weren’t responsible, so I’m not attributing blame at all, but I was just curious if that purported fact has shown up anywhere else since the day of the discovery.
Still a nameless child – does the child really matter so little?
Mr Cooper and Mr Chen – and poor no name little victim.
This reporting is very queer.