2 Arrested in Seattle as Police Chase Down Carjackers
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) said they arrested two male suspects, aged 17 and 20, after an armed carjacking at a drive-thru ATM in Rainier Valley turned into a pursuit to Mercer Island.
CCTV footage of the incident shows the moment the 40-year-old victim was approached by a suspect wearing a hoodie at the ATM.
Officers nearby located the vehicle and initiated a pursuit as the suspects tried to evade police, with footage showing the chase and the moment a handgun was tossed out of the car.
The arrest took place a few minutes later on Mercer Island. The 17-year-old, who was driving, and the 20-year-old were arrested for first-degree armed robbery with a gun, police said. The handgun was recovered. Credit: Seattle Police Department via Storyful
Video transcript
- (ON RADIO) 723, [INAUDIBLE] calling. [INAUDIBLE] flagging me down.
[SIRENS BLARING]
[BEEPING]
- [INAUDIBLE] 1, I think I have the vehicle. I'm on MLK at Walden.
[ENGINE REVVING]
- 8A, we're still northbound approaching MLK.
- [INAUDIBLE]
[RADIO CHATTER]
- Do you have any more announcements?
[RADIO CHATTER]
- Turn here on [INAUDIBLE].
- Hey. Got a man running. We're running through this church here.
- You're going to get shot. Get on the ground. Get on the ground.
- Get on the ground right now.
- Get on the ground.
- Holding at gunpoint.
- All right. All right. I surrender, dog. I surrender.
- Stay down.
- Ah! I surrender.