Man in custody after allegedly kidnapping staff member, barricading in Aurora apartment

A man is in custody after he allegedly tried to kidnap a staff member and barricaded himself in his apartment at a Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) supportive housing building on Aurora Avenue North.

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) received a call that a staff member at the apartment building was being threatened by a 35-year-old resident with a gun, according to SPD Detective Eric Munoz.

The staff member was reportedly taken against their will and pushed and shoved inside the suspect’s apartment, but was able to escape. They were not hurt…

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