Two employees at the Shell gas station at 6602 220th St. S.W. in Mountlake Terrace were stabbed while confronting a shoplifter at about 2 p.m. Friday, police said.
During the confrontation, the suspect allegedly stabbed the two employees, who were transported to Swedish Edmonds Hospital for what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries.
Mountlake Terrace Police Cmdr. Mike Haynes said that the suspect was attempting to flee the area on a bus and was taken into custody by officers without further incident. No suspects are outstanding.
Haynes stated that the department is still investigating the case.
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