Last night, Downtown Seattle was the scene of an armed robbery, resulting in the arrest of two men by Seattle police officers. The incident occurred in the 100 block of South Stewart Street, where officers were called to the scene after multiple victims reported being robbed at gunpoint and knife-point by three individuals; one victim was brutally pistol-whipped in the face, and the perpetrators made off with electronic devices.
Upon investigating, officers found that two of the suspects had residences within the building, setting up a security perimeter and commencing a thorough search, during which they found a knife in the east stairwell, believed to be used in the crime, and later seized it as evidence. Surveillance footage aided the police in locating two of the suspects within their apartments, and one 24-year-old suspect was apprehended without incident in the lobby. The second suspect, 26 years old, had barricaded himself in his apartment, leading to an hours-long standoff involving the SWAT team and police negotiators, before he eventually surrendered to the authorities around 11:00 p.m.
After a judge approved a search warrant for the second suspect's apartment, a replica-style firearm with an extended magazine was found and confiscated. Both men have been booked into the King County Jail on robbery charges, according to the Seattle Police Department's blog. However, the third suspect remains at large, and the Seattle Police Department's Robbery Unit is actively continuing the investigation to determine his whereabouts.
Details of the robbery and subsequent arrests were first reported by the SPD Blotter, noting the police's swift response to the reports of robbery and the diligent effort by the officers in apprehending the suspects; local residents have been alerted to be vigilant as the search for the third suspect continues.
