Free Republic

Criminals have been targeting pot shops and a recent string of violent robberies have employees on edge. In the most recent case in Covington, a suspect took an employee at Euphorium hostage on Thursday just before 8 p.m. It’s a robbery attempt that ended with the suspect getting shot and killed by another store employee. “It’s awful for everyone,” said Ryan Evans, the director of operations at Euphorium cannabis stores. “I’ve never seen a situation where the hostage is taken first outside then brought in,” he said. The King County Sheriff’s Office says the person killed is a man in...