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A man with a violent prior record and a history of mental illness is accused of trying to shove a stranger onto train tracks twice in Seattle.
Surveillance video captured Elisio Melendez, 26, stalking an unsuspecting traveler before allegedly trying to shove him, not once, but twice into the path of an oncoming train, Fox News reported.
The man was able to catch himself at the last minute and escape the attack, avoiding a potentially deadly fall. The incident occurred at the Northgate light rail station in what prosecutors are calling attempted murder.
NEW: Man who was previously arrested for stabbing his own sister, charged with attempted murder after he shoved a random person toward an oncoming train.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 1, 2026
Elisio Melendez, 27, was committed to Western State Hospital following the stabbing of his sister in 2019.
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The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said the video shows Melendez “carefully timed assault” and waited until a train was coming to push the man.
“This story ends with great work by our Sound Transit deputies who took a dangerous person off the streets,” the King County Sheriff’s Office said, calling footage of the incident “quite chilling.”
Melendez ran off after the alleged attack, but investigators were able to track him to a nearby mental health community center where he lived, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. They arrested him at the residence on March 24.
Melendez was booked into the King County Correctional Facility and is being held on $750,000 bail. He is facing an attempted second-degree murder charge, according to the report. --->READ MORE HERE
Elisio Melendez was held on $750,000 bail after surveillance video allegedly showed him carefully timing the assault at a Seattle light rail station
A man accused of trying to push a stranger into the path of an oncoming train in Seattle is now facing an attempted murder charge and the moment was caught on video.
The incident unfolded at the busy Northgate light rail station, where a man was standing on the platform waiting for a northbound train when, investigators say, the suspect, Elisio Melendez, suddenly came up behind him and tried to shove him onto the tracks as the train approached.
Prosecutors say the attack appeared deliberate.
Surveillance video shows Melendez "carefully timed his assault," waiting until the train entered the station before attempting to push the victim, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
The victim managed to catch himself at the last second, avoiding what prosecutors described as a potentially deadly fall.
But the encounter didn’t end there.
Authorities say video shows the suspect trying to push the man a second time before running off.
"This story ends with great work by our Sound Transit deputies who took a dangerous person off the streets," the King County Sheriff’s Office said, calling images from the incident "quite chilling."
Though the suspect initially ran off, investigators say a combination of surveillance video and "very good detective work" led them to Melendez at a nearby mental health community center, where he lived, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office --->READ MORE HERE
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