Video shows Seattle police chase suspect before shootout
Dramatic Seattle Police dash-cam video shows a robbery suspect running into a loading dock followed closely by two police officers – and then a series of shots.
The suspect was killed, and the officers hit with bullets.
The video from Thursday afternoon starts with a police car racing along Alaskan Way and turning up Madison Street. It comes to a stop outside a loading dock behind the old Federal Building on Western Avenue.
In the next moment, a tall man in a light colored shirt runs by, pursued by the two Seattle police officers. The three disappear into the shadows. There are shouts, then a flurry of gunshots.
One officer was saved by her bulletproof vest, the bullet hitting just inches above the bottom. The second officer was hit in the face and ribs and was in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center on Friday. A third officer was hit in the hand.
The suspect was later found dead inside the building. Two other people were arrested.
The incident started with the theft of alcohol from a nearby 7-Eleven.
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Gil Aegerter
Gil edits feature pieces and helps guide staff reporters through their stories. He previously served as interim digital director and online managing editor at KUOW. Before that he spent seven years with NBCNews.com, where he was variously a senior editor, editor-producer and features editor. He also worked 25 years as a newspaper editor in Anchorage, Alaska, San Diego, Wilmington, N.C., and Seattle. He also was a freelance researcher for NBC Olympics for the Games in Atlanta; Sydney, Australia; Salt Lake City; Athens; and Torino, Italy. He is a graduate of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, with a degree in photojournalism.
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