Two men are in jail after carjacking a 65-year-old woman at gunpoint on Wednesday.
At about 3:05 p.m. on April 1, officers responded to a report of the carjacking in the 3400 block of Rainier Avenue South. The victim said she was meeting up with an acquaintance to exchange some property when the person she met up with yanked her from her sedan. The acquaintance, who was with another man, pushed her to the ground before the two men took off in the woman’s white Nissan.
While responding to the carjacking, officers received another report over 911 dispatch about a second armed robbery in the 3200 block of Claremont Avenue South. Officers believe that after stealing the Nissan, the two suspects pistol-whipped a 33-year-old man and stole his power tools.
The suspects were soon found nearby.
One suspect, a 29-year-man, was found in a grocery store parking lot in the 2700 block of Rainier Avenue South. When he was arrested, he was involved in a disturbance with store security.
A short time later, the second suspect, a 43-year-old man, was found walking near the grocery store parking lot. Officers took him into custody and recovered stolen property from the second robbery.
Police determined both suspects used realistic replica pistols during the crimes.
Officers booked both suspects into the King County Jail for investigation of robbery.
If anyone has any additional information, please call the Seattle Police Department Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.
Incident: 2026-88939 & 2026-88946/South Precinct/R2
