Overview

• Two masked assailants entered the Capitol Hill residence through an unlocked patio door in the early hours of June 7 wearing tactical vests and carrying bear-mace cans
• The nanny was sprayed in the face, ordered to reveal the location of jewelry and assaulted before escaping by biting one of the intruders and alerting neighbors
• Burglars ransacked the primary bedroom, stealing thousands of dollars in jewelry, watches and designer shoes and fled before officers arrived
• Macklemore’s three young children remained asleep during the break-in and were safely recovered by police and placed in the care of family members
• The Seattle Police Department has opened a burglary investigation, reviewing video footage and probing a possible politically motivated motive suggested by the nanny