Teens steal man’s AR-15 rifle during attempted parking lot sale in Puyallup

PUYALLUP, Wash. — A gun owner was robbed at gunpoint last month during an attempted sale of his AR-15 rifle in a grocery store parking lot, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Deputies were called to the 15800 block of Pacific Ave. S., where they met the victim, who told them that two juveniles and two young adults had pointed a handgun at him and stolen the AR-15 and the handgun in his waistband.

The suspects fled the scene in a getaway van, but witnesses captured the vehicle’s license plate and description.

Deputies were able to link the car to known juveniles with prior convictions for armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms.

The getaway van was located hours later in the Sunrise area of Puyallup. Two suspects fled from the vehicle, while two others remained inside and complied with authorities.

Three suspects were taken into custody, and the fourth was later apprehended with the help of K9 Griff from the Puyallup Police Department.

The PCSO did not mention if any of the teenagers or adults were handed any charges.