Seattle police say two police officers have been shot responding to a downtown robbery. He remains in Harborview in serious but stable condition, but is improving, according to hospital officials. The man told officers he knew of the plan to steal items from the store but was not aware of the shooting, the affidavit said.
Officer Kang spent five years as a reserve officer with the City of Union Gap before he was hired by Seattle PD.
The shooting all but shut down downtown Seattle on Thursday afternoon as police combed the area near Marion Street and Western Avenue for a third suspect and collected evidence. Myers is a 27-year veteran of the department and former Officer of the Year.
Brad Clough, who works at a bicycle fix shop in the area, said he heard sirens and saw at least several dozen police officers converge on the scene.
Kang was one of five officers nominated in January 2016 for the Seattle Police Foundation's Lifesaving award after they worked to save the life of an attempted auto thief who allegedly an officer by throwing knives.
Hudson is a Yakima native who graduated Eisenhower High School. They are being treated at Harborview Medical Center.
The bulletproof vest worn by injured female police officer. The male officer has worked for the Seattle Police Department for two years and the female officer has worked there for three years.
One suspect was detained with serious injuries, Seattle police tweeted. An officer grabbed her brother and she said she struck the officer on the head with a soda bottle and placed him into a chokehold until he let her brother loose.
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It started as an attempted robbery of a 7-Eleven in the 600 block of First Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Seattle Police Deputy Chief Carmen Best said three suspects ran from the scene and were stopped a block away by the responding officers.
The female officer who was shot in the chest is 42 years old; the male officer, 30, suffered gunshot wounds to his chin and rib cage, Best said.
A third officer was grazed in the hand.
The suspects the police chased were a 17-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man.
Their names were not released.
Police arrested a woman who they believe is connected to the shooting.
The suspect who opened fire then barricaded himself in the building, Best said.
According to his Facebook page, Kang is a graduate of Eisenhower High School. He attended Yakima Valley Community College and studied youth ministry at Trinity Lutheran College. The 17-year-old was arrested at the scene.
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