LAKEWOOD, WA : Armed robbery suspects hit semi-truck near JBLM crash kills truck driver on Thursday, 29th June 2023

Two armed robbery suspects in an SUV who were trying to get away from Lakewood Police slammed into a semi-truck near JBLM, killing its driver.

At 12:44 a.m. Thursday, at least five masked suspects held up a clerk and customers at a 7-Eleven at 3116 Sixth Avenue in Tacoma. Several of the suspects had handguns, according to Tacoma Police.

Cash and some of the customers’ belongings were taken before the robbers left in a dark Kia SUV. During the robbery, one of the suspects pulled the trigger. The gun clicked but did not fire. Tacoma Police believe it jammed.

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