(Added: Photos by Tim Durkan)
4:44 PM: Police are in the High Point area investigating what radio exchanges described as an armed robbery at Walgreens just before 4:30 pm. They’re looking for two Black men in their early 20s, dressed all in black, 5’9″, one with a gun, possibly having gotten away in a Kia Sorento (no color mentioned). They are reported to have gotten away with cash.
4:47 PM: One person has been taken into custody. … Police just told dispatch a moment later, “a large amount of money has been recovered.” They’re in the 32nd SW, SW Holly, SW Morgan area.
5:06 PM: The suspect in custody is described as a juvenile male. And now police are deducing the getaway vehicle they’re looking for is NOT a Sorento (what it was, they haven’t yet said).
5:28 PM: They’re still searching for evidence near the arrest scene (and the second robber remains on the loose).
7:22 PM: With a K9’s help, officers told dispatch, they’ve found a gun near the arrest scene. Meanwhile, the juvenile suspect was reported to be on his way to the Youth Services Center.
ADDED MONDAY AFTERNOON: We requested narrative from this case; SPD has instead posted some additional details in a “blotter” update. The suspect is 17 years old; they found him via a “tracker placed inside the stolen cash.” $1,523 was recovered. The gun later found nearby during a K9 search is described as having been loaded, with an extended magazine. The post also confirms what was mentioned during the search – that “two suspects, matching similar descriptions, robbed another Walgreens pharmacy [in Federal Way] about an hour before the Seattle robbery occurred.” We’re checking on the suspect’s status with prosecutors.
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