SPD: Customer shot while trying to stop robbery suspect at Seattle convenience store
SEATTLE - A customer was shot while confronting someone who was trying to steal merchandise at a Seattle convenience store late Friday night.
According to Seattle Police, someone called 911 at 11:20 p.m. to report that someone had been shot at gas station on Rainier Ave. S. in the Mount Baker neighborhood.
A clerk said a woman pulled a gun on him when he was trying to prevent merchandise from being stolen. A customer confronted the suspect who was trying to escape, and the customer was shot.
A family member took the victim to a nearby hospital. That person suffered life-threatening injuries.
(Seattle Police Department)
Officers were not able to find the suspect.
Robbery detectives are investigating the case.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.