Seattle police investigating string of overnight armed robberies
Apr 17, 2026, 7:27 PM
(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is looking into an overnight crime spree – three armed robberies, one after another – and all three reported within a half-hour of each other.
The crime spree started around 12:45 a.m. Friday in West Seattle at a 7-11 on Southwest Holden Street.
Police said a man dressed in black went in and said he had a gun. The clerk handed over cash, and the robber took off.
Video showed the second robbery reported just minutes later at another 7-Eleven on Southwest Admiral Way.
Again, a guy wearing black and showing what appears to be a gun at the counter. The clerk gave him cash, and he also reached over to grab more money out of the till and then ran off.
“This is something that is unusual,” SPD Detective Brian Pritchard said. “We don’t see a lot, but we’ve seen it before where if there’s a crew or there’s two suspects, they’re just going from one place to another trying to rob these stores.”
A third robbery took place around 1:15 a.m. at MC Foods in Beacon Hill.
Police said there were two guys dressed in black, both with guns, who grabbed the entire cash drawer before making their getaway.
None of the clerks were hurt.
“They did the right thing – gave them the money, get to a safe place, once that’s done, call 911,” Pritchard said.
Right now, investigators are looking into a possible connection.
“We’re thinking that the first two, since the description is all black clothing and they’re pretty close, they’re within minutes of each other, so we feel that those may be related,” Pritchard said. “The third one, they had on all black clothing, two males instead of one, so could be, but we don’t have any information that they’re related.”
The suspects are described as males, in their late teens to early 20s.
No word on how much money they got away with.
