COVINGTON, Wash. — Three people are in custody and one is on the loose after an armed robbery and shootout at a Covington gas station on Thursday night.
According to the King County Sheriff’s Office, the four suspects robbed a 76 gas station at 16405 Southeast 272nd Street at gunpoint just before 8:15 p.m.
Deputies said that after the robbery, the suspects started shooting at a car and then the two vehicles collided. The suspects then got out of their car and ran.
After a 2-hour-long search, deputies arrested three suspects. They believe one person got away.
Deputies said they found a handgun that one of the suspects dropped near a playground.
No injuries were reported.
The sheriff’s office said the robbery is likely related to a string of recent armed robberies in King County, including earlier Thursday night robberies in Kent and Renton.
According to the Renton Police Department, a 76 station at 2022 South Puget Drive was also robbed Thursday around 7:30 p.m. No one was injured. Police said the group got away in one vehicle.
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