Lynnwood restaurant robbed at gunpoint; suspect sought

Published 1:30 am Friday, February 24, 2017

LYNNWOOD — Deputies are asking for help tracking down a suspect who robbed a Lynnwood-area restaurant at gunpoint Friday morning.

A man in his late 20s walked into a restaurant in the 3600 block of 148th Street SW, said Shari Ireton, spokeswoman with the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. He reportedly hit an employee in the head with a handgun before running away.

Police were called around 9 a.m.

The employee was treated by paramedics for minor injuries.

The suspect was last seen crossing Highway 99 and heading toward an apartment complex, police said.

He is described as a thin, black man with dread locks, Ireton said. He was wearing a red coat, gray pants and white running shoes.

Anyone with information should call 911.