Four people were robbed at gunpoint as they walked down the Riverfront Trail in Snohomish on Wednesday, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
Just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to a robbery in the 900 block of the Riverfront Trail.
According to a media release, four adults were walking on the trail when a man approached them, pointed a handgun at them and demanded the two women’s purses.
Once the purses were handed over, the man ran away.
A K-9 team attempted to search for the man, but he couldn’t be found.
The man was described as white, about 6 feet tall, wearing a blue jacket, black pants, red shoes and was carrying a black handgun.
The victims were not injured.
If you have information about this incident, contact the Snohomish Police Department at christopher.veentjer@snoco.org or call 425-407-3999.