3 Seattle officers shot; 1 suspect dead, 2 in custody
SEATTLE — Three Seattle police officers were shot and injured during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect, who later died, after a robbery at a downtown convenience store.
Three people are suspected in the Thursday robbery at a 7-Eleven store near Pioneer Square, the city’s oldest neighbourhood, said Deputy Police Chief Carmen Best.
Officers chased two suspects, a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, who ran from the store, police said.
While one officer struggled with the male suspect on the ground, the girl struck the officer over the head with a bottle, police said. The 19-year-old then ran to the entryway of an office building where he shot at police, who returned fire, Best said.