WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Police search for 16th/Holden 7-Eleven robber

3:26 AM: The 7-Eleven at 16th SW and SW Holden in Highland Park has just been robbed, according to police radio, and officers are searching for the robber. The preliminary description they’re circulating is a Black man in his 20s, 5’8″, heavy build, beanies, black, white, and blue jacket, black pants, black-and-white shoes, armed with a gun, last seen running westbound. A K-9 is expected to join the search, which means neighbors might hear siren chirps and/or PA announcements. The robber is reported to have taken an unspecified amount of cash; no injuries reported so far.

3:43 AM: Officers told dispatch the robber might have been associated with a white SUV.

10:39 AM: The short police summary for this robbery adds only one thing to what we’ve reported: “He did not appear to have worn gloves in the surveillance footage and an item he dropped was placed into evidence to be processed for latent fingerprints.”

5 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Police search for 16th/Holden 7-Eleven robber"

  • Shadowtripper May 11, 2026 (6:58 am)

    Check the cameras in the area (if there are any?) to help ID the criminal that is armed and perhaps escaping in a vehicle.Following the vehicle with cameras may also be possible and allow police officers to capture this menace to society.

    • WSB May 11, 2026 (1:47 pm)

      They do that generally with moments of arrival and that’s where they got the description info. Usually officers also canvass nearby homes to see if anyone caught any related video.

  • Dog whisperer May 11, 2026 (10:19 am)

    It might be time to do something. 

  • 1994 May 11, 2026 (9:06 pm)

    Are these stores earning that much money staying open all night? Do they get a lot of business between midnight &  6 AM? Just wondering if financially it makes sense to be open all night.

    • Westsidegirl May 11, 2026 (11:22 pm)

      Yes…. good question! Let alone getting robbed so many times must make their insurance cost a lot. Risk to being killed.  Seems like they should close around 11 makes no sense to be open in the middle of the night especially when you’ve been robbed over and over.. why.???

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