A man who discharged a firearm during two 7-Eleven robberies in Federal Way the morning of May 19 was arrested, but then booked into Pierce County Jail for four Tacoma robberies that preceded the May 19 robberies.

According to the Federal Way Police Department, at about 1:18 a.m. and 2:29 a.m. May 19, officers responded to two convenience store robberies that were determined to have the same perpetrator. According to the department, in both robberies, the suspect fired a handgun three times into the air before fleeing with stolen cash.

“Using the city’s video surveillance system, officers were able to identify a vehicle seen leaving both crime scenes,” the department stated. “That vehicle led them to a registered owner’s residence, where a suspect was identified.”

According to the depar

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