SEATTLE – A 21-year-old, 19-year-old and 11-year-old wanted for a series of robberies at gas stations in Seattle and near Tukwila have been arrested.

Seattle police said the group of suspects, wearing face masks and dark clothing, robbed four different stores within an hour and a half early Friday morning. Each robbery occurred in south and southwest Seattle between 5:25 a.m. and 6:50 a.m.

The robberies occurred at the following locations and times:

• 5:25 am at a Shell station in the 7200 block of East Marginal Way South.
• 5:37 a.m. at the Arco station in the 2800 block of Rainier Avenue South.
• 6:40 a.m. at the Space Age station in the 7500 block of 35th Avenue Southwest.
• 6:50 a.m. at the Shell station in the 4500 block of Fauntleroy Way Southwest.

Police said the suspects entered the stores armed with firearms and then stole merchandise and cash before fleeing in stolen vehicles.

KOMO News obtained security footage of the robbery that took place at the Shell station on East Marginal Way. The video shows one of the suspects brandishing a firearm that appears to be an assault weapon.

From there, footage shows two clerks hiding in a back room while being held at gunpoint.

“I thought he was going to shoot me, I was going to die, that’s why I got scared,” said one of the clerks who was robbed.

According to Seattle police, the suspects fled with stolen merchandise and cash. No one was injured.

A blue Kia sedan believed to be connected to the robberies was recovered from 16th Avenue South and East Marginal Way South. A witness reported seeing the vehicle drive erratically before hitting a curb.

Police found the car disabled and unoccupied. The car was an undeclared stolen vehicle and will be processed for evidence.

The King County Sheriff’s Office said Friday night they responded to two armed robberies, one at 8 p.m. at the Skyway Shell gas station at 11809 Renton Avenue S and another 15 minutes later at the Shell gas station at 9525 14th Avenue S.

Seattle police said the same suspects committed another armed robbery in a surrounding jurisdiction at approximately 8:30 p.m. Friday night. The suspects were chased in a silver Hyundai by Tukwila police in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood.

The pursuit spanned multiple jurisdictions and involved multiple agencies, including the King County Sheriff’s Office, the Washington State Patrol and the Tukwila Police Department, according to Seattle police.

The suspects stopped the car around Spring Street and Harvard Avenue and continued to flee.

Community Response Group (CRG), South, East, Southwest and K9 Unit officers manned the area with the assistance of King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Guardian One, KCSO K9 and Tukwila PD.

All three suspects were taken into custody without incident and no firearms were found.

Residents who saw it unfold said it was upsetting to see how young these suspects are.

“They take it like they’re playing a video game because they didn’t look scared the way they actually put their arms up and come back like ‘ok you got me’ like it’s game over,” he said Karen Evonuik.

Two men were booked into the King County Jail and the boy was booked into the Judge Patricia H. Clark Child and Family Justice Center. All three are being held for theft investigation.

The Seattle Police Robbery Unit is handling the investigation. If anyone has information, please contact the Violent Crime Hotline at (206) 233-5000.