Felony warrants issued for 2 teens after employee killed in Tacoma pot shop robbery

Felony warrants issued for 2 teens suspected of killing Tacoma pot shop employee

Authorities have identified two teenagers as murder suspects after an employee at a cannabis store was killed during an armed robbery earlier this month.

TACOMA, Wash. - Authorities have identified two teenagers as murder suspects after an employee at a cannabis store was killed during an armed robbery earlier this month.

According to the Tacoma Police Department, detectives need help finding 16-year-old Montrell Hatfield and 15-year-old Marshon Jones.

Though these two suspects are juveniles, FOX 13 News is showing their pictures and using their names because of the deadly nature of the crime and the continued threat to the public.

On March 19, Hatfield and Jones robbed the World of Weed pot shop on the corner of E. 32nd St. and Portland Ave. at gunpoint. 29-year-old Jordan Brown, an employee, was shot and killed during the robbery, according to Tacoma Police detectives.

Tacoma pot shop the latest hit in deadly robberies

The robbery at World of Weed is the third deadly pot shop robbery in four days in western Washington

Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Anonymous tipsters can receive up to $1,000 for information that leads authorities to an arrest.

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