A Seattle police officer shot and wounded a suspected bank robber in Greenwood earlier this afternoon after the man rammed a patrol car while attempting to flee from police.
According to SPD spokesman Jeff Kappel, officers spotted the 36-year-old man at about 5:30 p.m, driving a stolen pickup truck near 3rd Avenue NW and Holman Road NW. Police say that 90 minutes earlier, the man robbed a bank in Shoreline and believe he is also responsible for two other recent robberies in the Greenwood area.
Officers attempted to pull the man before he rammed his vehicle into a patrol car. One officer opened fire, striking the man at least once in the arm. The man sped off through an intersection, colliding with two other cars, injuring one driver and his two children who were taken to the hospital with minor injures. Police were then able to take the alleged bank robber into custody
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