Seattle police investigating masked armed robbery in University District
SEATTLE - Police were called to the University District late Saturday night for reports of a masked armed robber.
Timeline
The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. on May 31 in the area of NE 45th Street and Brooklyn Avenue NE.
Officers are looking for a man in his late 20s, 6 feet tall, with a medium build. Police say he was wearing a gold chain, ski mask, and green and gold-colored jacket with black and green pants at the time of the incident.
Investigators are looking for the man who was said to be armed with a handgun.
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Information for this story came from the University of Washington Alert Blog.
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