Police search for Beacon Hill mugging suspects
May 21, 2013, 9:24 AM | Updated: 9:44 am
A husband and wife walking home on Beacon Avenue South Monday night were mugged at gunpoint by two men.
According to police, the couple were walking near the 4700 block of Beacon Avenue South when the suspects ran up to them. One of the men was pointing gun.
The victims say the men took the man’s wallet and ripped a chain from the man’s neck, before jumping in an older model sedan with a third accomplice and taking off.
As they sped away, police say they nearly ran over the wife in the road.
The suspects are described as two black males, one is 6′ 2″, thin, armed with a handgun, wearing a black t shirt and blue jeans. The other was 5′ 5″, medium build, wearing a black t shirt and jeans. The car was described as an older full-size sedan, with tinted windows, white with violet paint on the sides.
MyNorthwest.com’s Alyssa Kleven contributed to this report.
