Armored Car Robber Shot In Rainier Beach

Police are investigating a shooting at Rainier and 52nd. Sounds like one person was injured. More info on the way.

UPDATE: Victim is on the way to Harborview. The shot went through the victim's arm and grazed his chest. Medics have called for a blood run, which means the patient's probably lost a lot of blood.

Update 2: Medics may actually be transporting the suspect. There was also mention of an armored car earlier, but haven't heard anything else that indicates whether this was a robbery or not. There have been a couple of armored car robberies in south Seattle over the last month or two, including one a few blocks away from the scene of this morning's shooting.

Update 3: Our pal @Despeaux is on scene and just Tweeted that this was indeed a robbery. Armored car guard shot the robber four times. In the two other armored car robberies we've reported on recently, no shots were fired.

We've heard the ambulance left the scene without its siren on, and medics were having trouble getting a pulse on the robber earlier. Not good signs.

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Use of deadly force
I guess the robber had a weapon or at least stated he did. I remember in the nearby Auto-Zone armored car robbery of January 2nd (which you linked to): "The guard did not chase after the man and did not fire his weapon because, as he later told police, he did not feel physically threatened." It sounds like today's robbery was somehow different in an important way. I overheard that during the fire response to today's shooting, the blood run was cancelled.
Comment by Heath Hunnicutt 6 months ago	( 0 votes) ( report abuse ) ( reply )

Rainier Beach McDonald's
Does anyone know what happended at the Rainier Beach McDonalds today? When I driving by, I noticed several police cars and the entire parking lost was taped off.
Comment by Lauren 6 months ago	( 0 votes) ( report abuse ) ( reply )

RE: Rainier Beach McDonald's
That was this.
Comment by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee 6 months ago	( 0 votes) ( report abuse )

armored car robbery
yeah!
Comment by kaboom 6 months ago	( 0 votes) ( report abuse ) ( reply )

Rainer Beach McDonalds.
I happened to be one of the individuals pulling into McDonalds when the shooting happened. The young man who was shot did not seem to be armed from my angle (but that doesn't rule out a weapon, I was on rainier pulling into the parking lot as the guy fell. That means i saw the mans back.) The armed security guard seemed to be doing his job. If it was a robbery then the man had it coming. The guard seemed to be in right mind (or as close to any person who could be who just had to discharged his firearm). Maybe the sting of robberies will slow down now?
Comment by smartmynz 6 months ago	( 0 votes) ( report abuse ) ( reply )

Support your local security guard!
Heck, arm those security guards with micro-Uzis. They're doing a better job than our local police at deterring crime. Better aim, at the right place at the right time, actually stopped a criminal -- give this lady a medal!!!
Comment by Scott R. 6 months ago	( 0 votes) ( report abuse ) ( reply )