Issaquah Fred Meyer Employee Stabbed During Robbery

ISSAQUAH, WA - A local Fred Meyer employee was stabbed during a robbery at the store along Lake Sammamish Parkway on Monday afternoon, according to Issaquah police. Two employees tried to stop a shoplifter, but the thief pulled a knife on them, police said.

The incident happened near 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Fred Meyer along the 6100 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway. The two employees confronted a suspected shoplifter in the parking lot of the store. The shoplifter then pulled a knife on the employees and cut one of them. Police described the employee's injury as "minor."

The suspect ran from the scene down Southeast 62nd Street. Issaquah police and a K9 unit from Renton tried to track him down but were unsuccessful.

Police said the suspect is a white man in his 20s with facial hair. If you know anything about the incident contact Issaquah police at 425-837-3210.

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