Seatte man kidnapped, placed in trunk escapes after suspects crash his car into a home

A man who had been kidnapped, beaten, and stuffed into the trunk of a car was seen escaping the vehicle after the car crashed into a home in Seattle on Thursday. 

Witnesses looked on in shock and horror as an unidentified man, 63, crawled out of the trunk of a car that had been driven by an 18-year-old man who had kidnapped him. 

Police arrived at a home in the 7200 block of 27th Avenue NE just after 5am to investigate the incident which is when neighbors shared the details of the 'absurd' scene they had just witnessed.  

'We heard a screaming of "ahh, ahh." I think he was trying to scream for help,' neighbor Cheng Yu told KING 5 of the man in the trunk.

'He was beat up pretty bad. They had cut his face with a knife and had beat him up pretty badly,' said neighbor Raegan McKibbon who helped the 63-year-old man.

A man who had been kidnapped, beaten, and stuffed into the trunk of a car was seen escaping the vehicle after the car crashed into a home in Seattle on Thursday.

The matter remains under investigation by the Seattle Police Department. No arrests have been made at this time 

This is the car that the 63-year-old man crawled out of after the car crashed last Thursday

The neighbors described the time before police and fire officials arrived as scary and horrifying.

'I heard a screeching noise and then just the most sickening crunch,' Yu said. 

While Yu called 911, homeowner Brooks Mierow said he worked quickly to get his family to safety. 

'I got my kids to get their shoes and coats on and get out of the house, I got the dog, and then fired another fire extinguisher into it,' Mierow said. 

The extinguisher, he said, helped slow the spread until the Seattle Fire Department was able to arrive on the scene. 

As they waited, the neighbors reported hearing the screams of the man who had been kidnapped and thrown in his own vehicle's trunk. 

'There was a gentleman who was sitting outside, kind of by the trunk of his car, and he was all tied up with rope and he was screaming "help me, help me, I've just been kidnapped, call 911,"' said McKibbon. 

The neighbor said as she helped the man cross the street, she saw two people running down the street and away from the car.

The Seattle Fire Department was able to put out the fire and treat the man for non-life-threatening injuries. He was also taken to Harborview Medical Center.

'I'm glad that no one was injured,' said Yu after the fact. 

The neighbor also laughed about the details of the incident, saying: 'You can't make this stuff up, it's just so absurd.'  

In an interview with KING, officer Judinna Gulpan with the Seattle Police Department said the matter remains under investigation at this time and no arrests have been made

In an interview with KING, officer Judinna Gulpan with the Seattle Police Department said the matter remains under investigation at this time and no arrests have been made. 

Gulpan did say they do not believe the attack on the 63-year-old man was targeted. 

An 18-year-old male suspect who 'matched the description' of one of the suspects was questioned by police, but was later released. 

Seattle Police officials ask that anyone with information on this case reach out to the Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000 with tips.