Deputies investigate several robberies in Pierce, King counties

Tracking armed robberies in Pierce, King Co.

More developing news out of Puyallup this morning as we track armed robberies across Pierce and King County.

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. - Deputies are investigating a series of armed robberies and an attempted carjacking overnight in Pierce and King counties.

Police told FOX 13 the robberies happened at least 7 stores after midnight Friday:

12:03 a.m.: There was a robbery at the 7-Eleven in South Meridian. A woman and man, who was armed and described to be about 20–35 years old, demanded cash. They drove down the street and picked up at least one person, according to police.
1:08 a.m.: Deputies said officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at the 7-Eleven on Meridian East in Edgewood. The clerk said the suspect came in masked and armed and demanded money from the register. It's known how much they took but the suspects drove away before deputies arrived.
1:15 a.m.: Deputies responded to a report of a burglary at the Valley Market on Valley Avenue in Puyallup. Deputies said the suspects smashed the front door window and stole items inside the store before driving away from the scene. Deputies believe the suspects in this burglary are the suspects in the Edgewood robbery.
1:20 a.m.: Police said the suspects tried to steal a car at the North Meridian Hometown Studios in Puyallup. According to investigators, the suspects broke the window of a car that was occupied. The person inside the car woke up, the suspects pulled a gun out and tried to take the car, but the person drove away.
1:30 a.m.: A clerk was robbed at gunpoint the 7-Eleven on 121 West Stewart in Puyallup, police said.
2 a.m.: Robbery at 7-Eleven in Federal Way
2:10 a.m: Multiple armed suspects robbed the Arco gas station on South 320th Street and Military Road in Federal Way and left before deputies arrived.
3:40 a.m.: King County deputies said a Chevron on 216th Avenue Southeast in Maple Valley was robbed. During the incident a shot was fired but nobody was injured, and the suspects left before deputies arrived.