Seattle, WA
SPD: Several men at-large after robbing elderly couple at gunpoint inside their Beacon Hill home
SEATTLE – Police say a number of males held an aged couple at gunpoint to steal their secure in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood on Friday. Now police are asking the general public for assist in discovering the suspects.
In keeping with the Seattle Police Division (SPD), police responded to the residence within the 1330 block of S Ferdinand St. at round 1:00 p.m. After they arrived, they discovered a nervous 75-year-old man exiting his house.
The sufferer instructed police that three to 4 males entered his house from the backdoor, and pointed weapons at him and his 80-year-old spouse. The suspects instructed them to not transfer, or they might be shot.
The suspects went by means of the sufferer’s bed room and located a gun secure containing overseas money. Authorities say it took two suspects to hold the secure out of the house.
Earlier than leaving, one suspect pushed the aged girl to the bottom — injuring her knee. The 75-year-old man was unhurt.
As soon as the suspects left, the 80-year-old girl walked throughout the road to ask a neighbor to name police.
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The aged girl says she noticed a white sedan depart the realm. One other witness stated they noticed a silver sedan with tinted home windows and no license plates circling the neighborhood earlier than police arrived.
The suspects are described to be black males sporting all black clothes and black masks.
Police searched the realm, however couldn’t discover anybody.
Authorities on scene did say they have been capable of finding a big divot within the neighbors’ yard, which might have been from the heavy secure touchdown after being hoisted over the fence.
The SPD is asking anybody with details about the incident to name 911 or the Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
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