Seattle police ID suspect in deadly Metro bus driver stabbing

December 20, 2024

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SEATTLE – Seattle police have identified the suspect in Wednesday’s deadly stabbing of a 59-year-old King County Metro driver.

On Thursday, the Seattle Police Department identified the suspect as 53-year-old Richard Sitzlack.

Police identify 53-year-old Richard Sitzlack in deadly Seattle bus driver stabbing.

He is described to have brown eyes, brown hair is 6 feet 5 inches tall weighing 195 pounds. He was last seen wearing a navy-blue hooded sweatshirt, dark gray/blue jacket, black beanie, yellow backpack, blue camouflage pants, dark sneakers with white soles, carrying a red shopping bag.

Police said Sitzlack frequents the University District and Downtown Seattle.

<div>Seattle police said Richard Sitzlack, 53, as last seen wearing a navy-blue hooded sweatshirt, dark gray/blue jacket, black beanie, yellow backpack, blue camouflage pants, dark sneakers with white soles, carrying a red shopping bag.</div><strong>(Seattle Police Department)</strong> — Seattle police said Richard Sitzlack, 53, as last seen wearing a navy-blue hooded sweatshirt, dark gray/blue jacket, black beanie, yellow backpack, blue camouflage pants, dark sneakers with white soles, carrying a red shopping bag.

**(Seattle Police Department)**

Seattle police said anyone who sees Sitzlack should not approach him because he is considered armed and dangerous.

Before 3 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded reports of a stabbing near the intersection of Northeast 41st Street and 15th Avenue Northeast. This area is just a block west of the University of Washington’s Parrington Lawn.

When officers arrived, they found a 59-year-old man, a King County Metro coach driver, suffering from stab wounds to the chest. Police and other first responders provided medical aid, but the victim died at the scene.

The SPD has determined that an adult male passenger got into a physical altercation with the driver at the intersection. After being stabbed, the victim walked a short distance from the bus before collapsing from his injuries.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Seattle Police Department’s Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.

This is a developing story, and will be updated.