Seattle Police: Robbery suspects barricaded inside First Hill building

Police arrest robbery suspects in First Hill

Police arrested multiple robbery suspects who barricaded themselves inside a First Hill apartment Thursday morning.

SEATTLE - Police detained several people as they were searching for robbery suspects inside a First Hill apartment Thursday morning

At around 5:40 a.m., the Seattle Police Department (SPD) announced that a group of robbery suspects had barricaded themselves inside a building near the corner of Madison St. and Boylston Ave.

Seattle Police say officers responded after multiple robbery suspects barricaded themselves inside a building near the corner of Madison St. and Boylston Ave. in the First Hill Neighborhood Thursday morning.

This area is near a Whole Foods Market on Broadway.

Police urged the public to stay out of the area while they searched for suspects.

FOX 13's Nikki Torres arrived at the scene and saw police take several people out of the apartment building in handcuffs. Officers were seen searching through the suspect's clothes and pockets as if they were looking for something.

Some of the people who were handcuffed were released and let back inside the building.

At least two of the people who were handcuffed were taken away in a police cruiser.

FOX 13 is waiting for more information about the incident from the SPD.

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