4 Seattle gas station robberies within 90 minutes are under investigation

SEATTLE— Seattle police are looking for a group of suspects who robbed four different convenience stores over the course of an hour and a half Friday morning.

Each robbery occurred between 5:25 a.m. and 6:50 a.m. Friday in south and southwest Seattle.

The robberies took place at the following locations and times:

• 5:25 a.m. at a Shell station in the 7200 block of East Marginal Way South.
• 5:37 a.m., at the Arco station in the 2800 block of Rainier Avenue South.
• 6:40 a.m., at the Space Age station in the 7500 block of 35th Avenue Southwest.
• 6:50 a.m., at the Shell station in the 4500 block of Fauntleroy Way Southwest.

In both cases, officers said a group of people wearing face masks and dark clothing entered convenience stores and displayed weapons. In at least one of the crimes, the suspects demanded cash, according to police.

KOMO News obtained security footage of the robbery that took place at the Shell station on East Marginal Way. The video shows one of the suspects brandishing a firearm that appears to be an assault weapon.

From there, footage shows two clerks hiding in the back room while being threatened at gunpoint.

“I thought he was going to shoot me, I’m going to die, that’s why I was scared,” said one of the clerks who was robbed.

Seattle police said the suspects fled with stolen merchandise and cash. No one was injured.

A blue Kia sedan, believed to be related to the robberies, was recovered at 16th Avenue South and East Marginal Way South. A witness reported seeing the car driving erratically before hitting the curb.

Officers found the vehicle disabled and unoccupied. The car was an unreported stolen vehicle and will be examined for evidence.

If anyone has any information, please contact the Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.