Picnic interrupted when suspect throws axe at woman, Olympia police say
Olympia police are looking for a woman accused of assault after she allegedly threw a camping axe at another woman at a downtown park.
About 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, a woman, her boyfriend and their 3-month-old child went to Yashiro Japanese Garden on Plum Street to have a picnic, according to police.
Once there, they discovered a woman already at the garden who was behaving strangely. She finally began screaming at them to “get out of her home,” and threw an axe at them, Olympia Police Lt. Paul Lower said.
The blunt end of the axe hit the woman in the hand and arm, Lower said. The woman reported the incident at the nearby Olympia Municipal Courthouse on Plum Street.
The suspect was last seen leaving the area on foot. She is described as 5-foot-5 and she was wearing a gray hat and black jacket and holding an umbrella.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Olympia police at 360-753-8300.
This story was originally published October 31, 2023 at 10:28 AM.
