Police say robber slit clerk’s throat at Renton video game store
Jan 14, 2015, 12:11 PM | Updated: 9:29 pm
Police have arrested the man sought in the robbery and throat slashing of a Renton video game store clerk after a day-long manhunt. (Renton PD)
(Renton PD)
UPDATE: Police have arrested the man sought in the robbery and throat slashing of a Renton video game store clerk after a day-long manhunt.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Police are searching for a man suspected of stabbing a video game store clerk in Renton Wednesday morning.
Renton police spokesperson Teri Vickers told KIRO Radio the stabbing happened around 10:45 a.m. at GameStop in the 200 block of South 2nd Street.
Vickers says the suspect slit the throat of the female clerk forcing her to open the safe.
The 23-year-old woman was rushed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Her condition was not immediately known.
“He already had the money when he slit her throat,” Vickers says.
Two nearby schools, Renton High School and St. Anthony, were placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure.
The suspect is described as black male, 20-30 years old, and wearing a heavy yellow coat, black pants, and a black backpack. Police believe he’s armed and dangerous.
If you have any information on the identity of the suspect, you’re asked to call Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) All calls are anonymous, and you will be paid a cash a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest . You can also contact Detective Montemayor of the Renton police with information on this crime at (425) 430-7500. Refer to case 15-537.
