The Seattle Police Department is actively searching for a suspect who brutally attacked 33-year-old George Miller with a hammer in an unprovoked assault. The incident occurred just after midnight on Monday, May 4, 2026, outside the Renaissance Hotel on Madison Avenue. According to witnesses and family, the assailant approached Miller and repeatedly struck him in the head with a hammer pulled from a backpack before fleeing the scene.
Miller was rushed to Harborview Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition with severe skull fractures. Doctors and family members have expressed grave concern over the extent of his injuries, noting the possibility of permanent brain damage or loss of vision and hearing. While investigators have been reviewing surveillance footage from the area, no arrests have been made, and a detailed description of the suspect has not yet been released to the public.