SEATTLE (AP) – Two Seattle police officers responding to a robbery at a convenience store were shot, one critically, and authorities were still searching for a suspect Thursday.
Another suspect was taken into custody, while a third was found with significant injuries, authorities said. It wasn’t immediately clear how the injuries occurred.
A 42-year-old female officer was in satisfactory condition, and a 30-year-old male officer was in critical condition, with life-threatening injuries, according to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
One was shot in the chest but saved by a bulletproof vest, and the other was shot in the chin and ribcage, Mayor Ed Murray said a news conference near the scene. It wasn’t clear which officer had which injuries.
“Our hearts and our thoughts are with those officers and with their families,” Murray said.