Woman walking service dog robbed at gunpoint in Seattle
Oct 7, 2025, 2:44 PM
A Seattle Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform, July 17, 2016, in Seattle. (Photo: Ted S. Warren, The Associated Press)
(Photo: Ted S. Warren, The Associated Press)
A woman walking her service dog was robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday morning, according to the Seattle Police Department.
The incident occurred just before 2 a.m. near 11th Ave. and E. Fir Street. According to police, a man approached the woman from behind, pushed her down, and put a gun to her head, demanding she empty her pockets.
The woman complied and gave the suspect $50 in cash. After that, the man ran away and has not been caught as of Tuesday afternoon.
“We consider this a very heinous and very disturbing armed robbery,” Seattle Police Detective Eric Muñoz told KIRO Newsradio. “The fact of the matter is this is one of our community members with a service dog that was doing nothing more than enjoying her time in the city, so this absolutely should not have happened.”
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Description of the robbery suspect
The suspect is described as being between 21 and 50 years old, light-skinned, with a thin build. The woman told police the suspect had what sounded like a Hispanic accent.
The victim was not seriously injured, and her service dog was also unharmed when she fell on it during the incident.
Frank Lenzi is the News Director for KIRO Newsradio. Read more of his stories here.
