Mystery attack in North Burien seriously injures man who’s well-known on White Center streets
1:06 PM: We’ve been checking with the King County Sheriff’s Office about an incident called to our attention by Malo’s Auto Body general manager Brad Truesdell. He e-mailed us to say he had just found out about an attack on a man named Fred – we do not usually use the full names of victims, unless they have given their consent – who he says is well-known on the local streets. Brad says Fred worked at Malo’s some time back and was known as a kind helpful person who now struggles with alcoholism. “When Fred was not drunk, he was always helping people, and the thought of him lying in a hospital dying and nothing being done or said about it really is sad,” Brad wrote.
So here’s what we have found out, from KCSO spokesperson Sgt. Cindi West: It apparently happened just south of White Center, in north Burien. She says that around 11 pm last Saturday night (March 31st), in the 1000 block of SW 117th, “A person passing by saw a subject on the ground, bleeding from the face and called the police. … The victim appeared to be severely intoxicated and could not tell us exactly what happened. All he could say was that he was trying to get in his mobile home that was parked at this location when he was attacked from behind by two unknown males. He could not describe the males at all. He had no race, age, height, or clothing description. He said that after the attack they took his wallet and ran off in an unknown direction. The victim said that he never lost consciousness during the attack. He also said that there were no weapons used in the attack. The victim was treated at the scene by aid personnel and later transported to Highline Medical for further treatment. We were not able to locate any independent witnesses. There is no suspect information in this case at this time.”
Brad says he saw Fred in the hospital yesterday and “it was a sad sight to see.” If you have any information on what happened to him, let the King County Sheriff’s Office know – you can call 911.
3:30 PM UPDATE: Sgt. West says at last report, Fred was said to be in serious but stable condition.
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April 10th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
Fred is doing better he has yet to wake up, his vitals are better but he is still in a coma.
April 10th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
I hope Fred will be ok. He is a very kind person and indeed helped allot of people when he could. So sad.
May 20th, 2012 at 11:31 am
Fred Webster left the rehab center at the old Riverton Hospital and went back to drinking again.
He went back to his motorhome, where he found his wallet and id still in it.
Some people you cannot be helped, no matter where they are in their lives.
It is sad and very costly to their families. They think they have the right to abuse those around them and everyone owes them.
Many, refuse to accept,they have a problem, and point at everyone else but never look in the mirror and see themselves. I pray they get help and apologize to everyone around them, they have hurt.