Two people were found dead — including a small child — and another man was taken to Harborview with life-threatening injuries in a violent attack inside a First Hill apartment Thursday morning. Officers found the shocking scene inside the M Street apartment highrise just after 10:30a as police responded to the secure apartment building and were let into the 17th-floor unit by a person inside. Details on the nature of the attack and the relationship of the people found in the unit are not yet being released as the homicide investigation continues in the building at 8th and Madison. Our original report from the scene and additional details are below.

Original Report — 10:41 AM: SPD and medic crews swarmed 8th/Madison’s M Street building this morning as two people were found dead and one wounded inside the highrise.