Two arrested in fatal armored car robbery www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on June 3, 2009
LAKEWOOD, Wash. June 3 2009– Two people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of an armored car guard at a Wal-Mart store Tuesday afternoon
According to the Lakewood police, the suspects were arrested shortly before midnight. The suspects are currently being held at the Pierce County jail.
Jail records show the suspects are a man and a woman. The man has been booked on charges of first degree murder, first degree assault, robbery, and possession of a controlled substance. The woman has been booked on charges of first degree murder, first degree assault and robbery.
Police say more arrests are anticipated.
“We were walking in and all of the sudden ‘POP,’” said one witness. “We heard the shot. We turned around and the guy was on the ground.”
“People started running,” said another.
Loomis Armored has identified the driver who was killed as 39-year-old Kurt Husted. He was with the company for 16 years.
Police say the other victim is a father who was holding his small child. He was hit in the shoulder by the same bullet that killed Husted. His injuries are considered non-life-threatening.
“Our thoughts are with the victims of this tragedy,” said Walmart spokesperson Anna Taylor.
Police say a bag was taken from Husted, but Loomis spokesman Pat Flaherty says it was not immediately known whether the bag contained any money.
Officers checked every vehicle leaving the store lot as they searched for the suspects.
The suspects are described as black males. One is 6 feet tall with an average build who was wearing a white hat with colored trim across the bill, a long sleeve white shirt and black pants.
The second suspect is 6-feet to 6-feet 2-inches tall. He was wearing a blue baseball hat and a blue short sleeve button up short over a white t-shirt and blue jeans.
The white 1993 Buick Skylark used to make the getaway was located by police at South 66th Street and South Monroe Street in Tacoma, about 2 miles from the Walmart. The suspects were not inside. Neighbors say they had seen the car in the area recently.
“They could be in anybody’s house around here. If they are, I would that they would come out. That’s bad they just killed somebody,” said one nervous neighbor.
A friend says Husted was a nice man who went out of his way to help others.
“Kurt was quite noticeably a soft spoken young man,” said Ryan Donahue. “He was in helicopter pilot school intending to some day change professions. He loved motorcycles and was an amateur motorcycle racer.”
Mount Tahoma High School, Gray Middle School and Manitou Park Elementary School were all briefly under lockdown.
According to the Lakewood police, the suspects were arrested shortly before midnight. The suspects are currently being held at the Pierce County jail.
Jail records show the suspects are a man and a woman. The man has been booked on charges of first degree murder, first degree assault, robbery, and possession of a controlled substance. The woman has been booked on charges of first degree murder, first degree assault and robbery.
Police say more arrests are anticipated.
“We were walking in and all of the sudden ‘POP,’” said one witness. “We heard the shot. We turned around and the guy was on the ground.”
“People started running,” said another.
Loomis Armored has identified the driver who was killed as 39-year-old Kurt Husted. He was with the company for 16 years.
Police say the other victim is a father who was holding his small child. He was hit in the shoulder by the same bullet that killed Husted. His injuries are considered non-life-threatening.
“Our thoughts are with the victims of this tragedy,” said Walmart spokesperson Anna Taylor.
Police say a bag was taken from Husted, but Loomis spokesman Pat Flaherty says it was not immediately known whether the bag contained any money.
Officers checked every vehicle leaving the store lot as they searched for the suspects.
The suspects are described as black males. One is 6 feet tall with an average build who was wearing a white hat with colored trim across the bill, a long sleeve white shirt and black pants.
The second suspect is 6-feet to 6-feet 2-inches tall. He was wearing a blue baseball hat and a blue short sleeve button up short over a white t-shirt and blue jeans.
The white 1993 Buick Skylark used to make the getaway was located by police at South 66th Street and South Monroe Street in Tacoma, about 2 miles from the Walmart. The suspects were not inside. Neighbors say they had seen the car in the area recently.
“They could be in anybody’s house around here. If they are, I would that they would come out. That’s bad they just killed somebody,” said one nervous neighbor.
A friend says Husted was a nice man who went out of his way to help others.
“Kurt was quite noticeably a soft spoken young man,” said Ryan Donahue. “He was in helicopter pilot school intending to some day change professions. He loved motorcycles and was an amateur motorcycle racer.”
Mount Tahoma High School, Gray Middle School and Manitou Park Elementary School were all briefly under lockdown.
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Tina Dietrich said
RIP Kurt, say hi to Grandpa and my mom now that you are in heaven!
We will miss you.
Busjosh said
May Angels lead you into heaven. God Bless and Godspeed.