Woman, 71, Shot, Pistol-Whipped In Robbery

SEATTLE, WA -- A 71-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder and pistol-whipped by two suspects in a home invasion robbery Tuesday afternoon. The woman was transported to Harborview Medical Center for treatment. Police said the incident happened in the 10700 block of Renton Avenue South shortly after 4 p.m.

Police said the two suspects in the case are at large, who were last seen running southbound from the house.

One suspect is described as a light-skinned black male in his late teens, as 6′ tall, wearing a white jacket and white pants and armed with a black handgun. The second suspect is also described as a light-skinned black teen, 5’6″, skinny, wearing a blue jacket and dark pants. He has a mustache, police said.

The case remains an open investigation. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Seattle Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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