A man was charged with attempted murder after a video appeared to show him attempting to push a person in front of a moving train. The moment was captured on surveillance camera footage.
The incident occurred on the Northgate light rail station in Seattle on March 19, as a train was pulling up, according to Storyful.
The video shows a man wearing a black hoodie standing behind a stranger who was on his phone. The man watches the train tracks, and as the train comes into view in the video, the man then pushes the victim, who stumbles forward. When the victim regains his balance, the suspect attempts to push him again and then flees the scene. The victim was able to hold his footing and appears to follow the man.
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Suspect ordered mental health evaluation
Detectives later found the suspect, identified as Elisio Melendez, at a "mental health community facility where he lived," according to the King County Prosecutor's Office.
Melendez was later charged with attempted murder in the second degree and is being held on a $750,000 bail, according to King County arrest records obtained by USA TODAY.
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Melendez, whose defense team stated has a history of mental illness, reportedKOMO News, was ordered to undergo mental health evaluations during his arraignment on Tuesday, March 31.
USA TODAY has reached out to Melendez's attorney for comment.
Immediate mental health help is available in the U.S. by calling or texting 988 to reach theSuicide & Crisis Lifeline.
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