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Domestic Violence Assault Suspect Commits Suicide in Bellevue
A Mercer Island resident appears to have committed suicide following allegations that he assaulted his ex-girlfriend in the late afternoon of March 3, 2010 in Bellevue. Bellevue Police were investigating Jay Blake Williams on allegations of domestic violence assault, based on statements that he pistol-whipped his ex-girlfriend. Williams waited for his ex-girlfriend outside of her place of work in Bellevue. When he noticed her walking towards her car, he threatened her and then struck her in the face and head several times with a pistol. He then fled the scene. Immeidaltey after the assault, the victim returned to her work and called 911. She is currently in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center.