Trending Now - UW Student Fatally Stabbed in Off-campus Incident, Search Ongoing

WHO:

NBC News - A University of Washington student was fatally stabbed.

KOMO - The victim was a 19-year-old woman, a student at the University of Washington.

WHAT:

NBC News - Seattle police are searching for a suspect in connection with the murder.

KOMO - The incident is being investigated as a homicide.

KOMO - Officers and firefighters attempted to revive the victim, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

WHERE:

NBC News - The stabbing occurred inside a school-affiliated apartment building.

KOMO - The incident took place at the Nordheim Court Apartments located in the 5000 block of 25th Ave NE.

WHEN:

KOMO - Officers were dispatched to the scene around 10:10 p.m. on a Sunday.

WHY:

KOMO - The investigation is ongoing to determine what led to the murder.

HOW:

KOMO - Seattle police cordoned off the area, and detectives from the Homicide and Crime Scene Investigation Units are processing the scene.

(UPDATED May 11, 2026 17:43 UTC)

A 19-year-old woman, a student at the University of Washington, was fatally stabbed in a school-affiliated apartment building located at the Nordheim Court Apartments on 25th Avenue Northeast. Seattle police are actively searching for a suspect in connection with the homicide, and officers along with firefighters attempted to revive the victim, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing as detectives from the Homicide and Crime Scene Investigation Units process the area to determine what led to this tragic incident.