For the second consecutive day, a West Seattle 7-Eleven has been hit by armed robbers. This time, it was the 7-Eleven on Erskine Way at the south end of The Junction. A short summary released by SPD say officers were dispatched there after a holdup-alarm notification at 5:16 am and confirmed with store staff that they’d just been robbed. According to the summary, the two robbers “entered the store, propping the door open with an object … walked about, making sure no other people were inside … then went behind the counter and one pointed a firearm at the clerk … (they) then took several items from behind the counter, mostly tobacco and vape products (and) fled on foot westbound.” Police found “some discarded items in the alley to the west” and suspect a getaway vehicle had been waiting there.” The summary does not include descriptions but archived audio from the response has officers describing the robbers as Black, male, wearing black face masks and black pants, one in a black hoodie, the other in a gray or white sweatshirt with flower print. The summary, meantime, adds that police believe the same robbers “most likely committed another robbery in Queen sector.” It doesn’t say if they’re suspected in the Friday morning Admiral 7-Eleven holdup; meantime, we’ve obtained the narrative for that one and updated the original Friday morning report.
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