Knife-Wielding Teenagers Chasing Homeless Man in Viral Video Identified by Grandmother
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The foster grandmother of Tyshawn and Marcelles Orr says her boys are the ones seen in a disturbing video released this morning by @SEATTLESUBMISS.
It shows Tyshawn (red hoody) chasing a homeless man with a knife. Marcelles (black hoody) is the one with a massive afro. What led up to all this is unclear.
Not Our First Run-In with Marcelles Orr
If the name Marcelles Orr sounds familiar, that’s because he’s the young man who chased me with an axe near Seattle City Hall a couple years ago.
Two Years Ago
Marcelles is now 17 years old and was just released from juvenile detention center Echo Glen last month. I featured his story several years ago.
Fentanyl-Fueled Homelessness
When I first met Marcelles on the streets, he was addicted to fentanyl and living in a tent on 3rd Ave and Cherry St in downtown Seattle.
Social Services Row
This part of Pioneer Square has now turned into social services row with DESC’s Housing First homeless hotels attracting crime, chaos, and death to this neighborhood.
Armed and Dangerous
Tyshawn is 19 years old. Marcelles is 17 years old. The foster grandmother says they are living on the streets in a tent because they refuse to follow the rules at home. She says assume they are armed and dangerous.
