Downtown Seattle jewelry store robbery, shooting could have been worse
Sep 25, 2012, 4:34 PM | Updated: Sep 26, 2012, 8:41 am
A shooting in downtown Seattle that followed a jewelry store robbery on Friday, could have been much worse.
Even before suspect Edmond Maynor left Express Jeweleries at Westlake Center, he fired at least one round. The bullet went through the shirt sleeve of the clerk, just missing his arm.
The same bullet then went through a wall, narrowly missing a woman working at a chocolate store next door.
Outside, a security guard at a nearby hotel tackled Maynor as he was trying to run off and the guard was shot once in the arm.
Nearby news crews captured the struggle that followed on video. With an injured arm, the security guard held Maynor down until bystanders came in to help keep Maynor pinned down.
Police discovered that Maynor was unable to fire his eight other rounds because a shell casing jammed in his gun.
According to court documents, Maynor confessed to the crimes after his arrest.
Maynor has been charged with Robbery in the First Degree and two charges of Assault in the First Degree.
KIRO Radio’s Kim Shepard contributed to this report.
