Ride-share arrangement turns into alleged armed robbery, kidnapping

The situation escalated when the three suspects allegedly attacked the man, striking him with a handgun and stealing his personal belongings and $180.

SEATTLE — Three people were arrested Wednesday night after what began as a ride-share arrangement from Spokane to Redmond turned into a violent attack and robbery in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, police said.

A 39-year-old man told Seattle police that two men and a woman had agreed to give him a ride from Spokane to Redmond. He paid them $65 in gas money for the trip, but instead of taking him to his destination, they drove him to Seattle, according to authorities.

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