Capitol Hill armed robbery ends in rollover crash

SEATTLE — An armed theft resulted in a rollover crash and the arrest of a suspect in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood Sunday evening, in response to the Seattle Police Division.

Police stated two males approached a gaggle of 5 individuals who had been on the Water Tower Statement Deck at Volunteer Park. One of many males ordered the victims handy over their belongings after which attacked a person within the group whereas the opposite suspect fired a spherical into the ceiling.

The 32-year-old man who was attacked was kicked by one of many suspects and punched within the face a number of occasions.

The 2 suspects had been seen leaving in a grey pickup heading southbound out of the park.

The victims known as police, and officers arrived on the 1200 block of fifteenth Avenue East at round 10 p.m.

Officers started a search and located the suspects’ truck, however earlier than they might pull it over, it crashed into one other shifting automobile and a automobile parked on the road, inflicting the pickup to flip onto its roof. A number of different parked vehicles had been broken within the crash.

After the crash, the 2 suspects ran from the overturned pickup and officers adopted. One man was taken into custody, however officers misplaced monitor of the second man.

The 25-year-old suspect was arrested for investigation of theft, assault, and eluding officers. He was later booked into the King County Jail.

A Seattle Police Division Ok-9 unit was known as in to assist discover the second suspect, however he was not situated.

Contained in the pickup, police discovered a handgun and among the objects stolen from the victims together with telephones, wallets, identification, debit playing cards, and keys. The truck was then impounded for additional investigation.

Officers searching for proof on the Volunteer Park Water Tower discovered a reside spherical, however no spent shell casing or harm to the water tower.

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