On July 20th, at approximately 2:10 AM, three victims were walking southbound on 20th Avenue approaching Yesler, when they were accosted by two suspects, one armed with a handgun. The suspects demanded money and wallets from the victims. The victims gave the suspects some money, and then continued to walk south across Yesler. The two suspects continued to follow to 20th and Yesler, when the suspect armed with the gun pulled it out, racked the slide, and fired two shots. No one was injured. The suspects fled, and the police were called. Officers arrived and brought out a K9 team, but the suspects were not located. Officers did collect some shell casings at the scene.
The suspects were described as: 1) Black male, 18-early 20s, 5′ 9″, 150 pounds, afro with a large ponytail, wearing a black baseball cap, black coat, and black jeans. 2) Mixed race male, 18-early 20s, 6′ 1″, 155 pounds, wearing a black t shirt.