A domestic violence assault call on Friday, September 18, 2026 ended with a suspect barricaded in her apartment on Golf Drive South in Seattle’s Beacon Hill, and a judge’s warrant before SWAT went through the door. The Seattle Police Department released this body-worn camera video. The account below is the department’s own, from its release and the cards in the video.
At approximately 8 a.m., Seattle police officers responded to a report of a domestic violence assault with a weapon. The man who called was injured and was treated by the Seattle Fire Department and taken to a hospital. Patrol officers went to contact the suspect in an apartment; she barricaded herself inside.
Negotiators and members of SWAT arrived to assist. At approximately 11:45 a.m., officers obtained a warrant from a judge to make entry into the apartment, where they continued to talk to her.
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The department says one officer fired, striking and injuring her, and that the same officer was injured by her before she was taken into custody. Officers rendered medical aid; the Seattle Fire Department took over and transported her to Harborview with non-life-threatening injuries. The officer was taken to a local hospital, treated and released.
The Independent Force Investigation Team of King County responded to the scene and assumed responsibility for the independent investigation into the use of force.
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