Yakima police are searching for five people suspected of having committed an armed robbery Sunday night at The Slow Burn cannabis store located at 1300 North 40th Avenue.
Police responded to reports of shots fired and a robbery in progress at the store at about
9:40 pm Sunday. When police arrived, the suspects had already fled. A K-9 track was conducted, but no suspects were located.
Surveillance video recovered by police shows five masked people entering the store. Two of the suspects clearly were carrying firearms. Shortly after entering the store, one of the masked suspects shot at an ATM inside the store. Police later found bullet holes in the windows of a neighboring business that was closed at the time of the armed robbery.
No one was injured during the incident.
The suspects fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money and products from the store.
No suspect(s) in the armed robbery have been identified yet. Yakima police continue to investigate the incident.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Yakima Police Department at (509) 575-6200 or by calling 9-1-1. Tips can be also be reported to Yakima County Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-248-9980, on the organization’s website at crimestoppersyakco.org, or through the “P3 Tips” app that can be downloaded for free at p3intel.com/.