A Good Samaritan was shot at after chasing after two suspects in an armed corner store robbery in Tacoma.
According to Tacoma Police, an 18-year-old man and 16-year-old boy robbed EZ Mart on Pacific Avenue.
"Those two individuals were arrested a few blocks away," said Officer Shelby Boyd with Tacoma Police. "At least one shot was fired.""I’m just glad that I’m alive," said a woman who asked not be identified. "I tried to do the Good Samaritan thing," she said. "They were on foot. I just eased off, called 911, and after a couple of alleyways, all of a sudden shots were fired.""He was about ten feet away from me," she said."I put the car in reverse and got out of there," she said. "I was on the phone with 911 when the gun was fired."According to investigators, the pair was arrested not far from where the single shot was fired.
According to Tacoma Police, the two teens were taken to the Pierce County Jail and are facing a number of charges, including robbery and assault.
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