North Seattle K-Mart manager shot in robbery attempt
Feb 27, 2012, 5:19 AM | Updated: 6:21 am
A K-Mart manager shot in a robbery in North Seattle is recovering at Harborview.
Bob Hart was pistol-whipped and shot in the torso when he fought with a thief who tried to force him to open the store’s safe.
His wife, Pam, tells KING 5 after all of that, her husband was still able to save his assistant manager, Debbie’s, life.
“After Bob was already shot. Bob then took a swing at him, pointing the gun at Debbie, and dislodged the gun out of his hand. It flew across the floor. Bob yelled to Debbie, ‘Grab the gun,'” said Pam Hart.
Seattle police arrived around the same time and took the suspect into custody.
Hart was transported to Harborview and is expected to make a full recovery.
