King County Sheriff and Seattle Police units assisted by the county’s Guardian One helicopter are searching the area around Harborview for an escaped suspect who fled handcuffed from the area.

According to a message posted to the SPD Twitter account, the suspect is described as a Samoan male, age 31, 5’8, 170 pounds, wearing handcuffs.

The suspect has been on the run in the area since before 1:45 and has thus far eluded capture.