The Brief

A King County deputy's quick actions may have thwarted an armed robbery at a Shoreline gas station.

Two 20-year-old suspects were charged with attempted robbery and unlawful firearm possession.

Despite prosecutors' bail requests, both suspects were released on personal recognizance by a judge.

SHORELINE, Wash. - The quick instincts of a King County Sheriff's deputy may have prevented an armed robbery in Shoreline.

The backstory:

Surveillance video from behind a Shell gas station along 15th Avenue North shows two men acting suspiciously, prompting the deputy to start watching them.

"Two males dressed in all black, face masks on, just waiting for a car to leave and then they just jumped a fence to go behind the gas station. Trying to see if we've got a robbery getting read

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