Seattle police officers and an attempted carjacking suspect were stung by a swarm of wasps during an arrest. and an attempted carjacking suspect after a brief foot chase ended in a wooded area, according to newly released bodycam footage.in a greenbelt area in the East Queen Anne neighborhood after the officers took the suspect to the ground and attempted to arrest him on Aug. 13, the Seattle Police Department said Thursday.
The suspect would block traffic to stop the vehicles and attempt to take the cars, witnesses told authorities. Police said the suspect caused significant damage to some vehicles as they passed.But the suspect ran from the officers and led them to the wooded greenbelt area, where they would encounter the stinging wasps.
Officers quickly arrested the suspect and brought him out of the brush, where the insects were swarming. The officers eventually pulled the suspect out of the brush and back to the street level, where an ambulance awaited. Officers can be seen on video offering the suspect a bottle of water. Once officers carried the suspect up to the street, they brought him to an ambulance and offered him water.