Shots fired during robbery outside Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Shots were fired in a parking lot outside Macy’s at Lynnwood’s Alderwood Mall Sunday night.

At 8:50 p.m., police were called to a report of a robbery with shots fired. Initially, officers believed shots were exchanged between four suspects. On Monday morning, police said only one suspect fired gunshots.

The suspects fled in two cars, which led to a short chase by police.

One car crashed in Mountlake Terrace and the people in the car were arrested.

The second car was abandoned in Mountlake Terrace. A police dog was able to find the people who had been inside.

All four suspects are in custody.

“(The) motive appears to be over (the) robbery of a cell phone,” Lynnwood police said in a tweet Monday morning.

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