The Seattle Police Department has released pictures of the suspects believed to be responsible for an armed robbery in Magnolia last week. The same suspects are also wanted in eight other robberies in the city since September 1 in the north end and Capitol Hill.
These pictures come from video surveillance photographs. The pictured suspects are believed to have committed a robbery on Lake City Way NE when a male victim was approached by three black males who struck him in the head and kicked him before taking his wallet. The female suspect pictured was captured on surveillance video accompanying the suspects at a convenience store but there are no reports of a woman involved in any of the robberies. The store was not robbed but these photos were acquired during the course of the investigation.
Robbery detectives believe these suspects may be responsible for the Magnolia robbery in which four teenagers were robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday morning. The mother of one of the boys says the victims were left shaken following the robbery. They were playing video games at the home of a friend who lives near the 2600 block of Magnolia Boulevard and they were outside around 1a.m. when the robbery occured. She says the boys figured they were safe in their own neighborhood, near one of their own homes.
The robbers had two revolvers and one semi-automatic handgun. They threatened the victims with the guns, sticking them in the boys necks, faces and chests. The robbers worked as a team, patting down each victim. They took everything from the victims including wallets, cash, graduation gift cards, driver’s license, passport and a new college ID card. They also stole the boys cell phones, jackets, keys, a backpack and an ipod.
Guns were used in most of the robberies and suspects should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information about any of these robberies or who may know the identities or whereabouts of any of the suspects is asked to call 911 or the Seattle Police Robbery Unit at (206) 684-5535.
