The Brief
- A 26-year-old man is charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to push someone in front of a light rail train at Northgate Station.
- Police say Elisio Melendez shoved the victim twice as a train arrived, but the man avoided being hit; the suspect was later arrested nearby.
- The motive remains unclear, and Melendez is being held on $750,000 bail ahead of a court hearing on March 31.
SEATTLE – A man accused of trying to push another man in front of a passing light rail train at Seattle’s Northgate station has been charged with second-degree attempted murder.
The suspect, 26-year-old Elisio Melendez, is being held on $750,000 bail in connection to the incident that occurred on March 19.
The backstory:…