Beautiful doorbell footage shows the moment two armed suspects approach, tase and rob an Asian man on the front porch of a home in crime-ridden Seattle.
The man is seen walking up to the property and attempting to open the door of a home in Beacon Hill at about 4:40 p.m. on August 26, when the two masked men run after him and point a gun at his face.
Just seconds later, the victim cries out in pain as he is shocked by a taser and freezes as he falls backwards.
The suspects then robbed the victim, including removing the rings from his fingers.
Police say they are investigating the matter, and it appears to be part of a series of robberies involving black teens targeting Asian victims in the area.
It was filmed how two masked men with a taser robbed a man in broad daylight
He turns to see a gun pointed at him before being shocked by a taser and rendered unable to move
The men are seen standing over him as they grab whatever they can
The entire cargo incident was filmed, although the extent of the victim’s injuries is unknown.
“Give me everything you’ve got,” one of the suspects is heard demanding from the victim.
The robbers noticed the camera and turned it away, but it fell back into place and continued to record the incident.
While the man lay still, the suspects stood over him and robbed him of his personal belongings, including his wallet, rings, gold chain, car keys and iPhone.
It is not clear whether the man in the video lived in the house. The owners of the property have since declined to speak out, Kiro 7 reported.
Seattle police detectives are now on the hunt for the two men seen in the video, who say the robbery is part of a crime pattern of masked black teens targeting Asian victims.
A video of the attack was posted Redditwhich sparked an outpouring of support for the man.
“Poor fellow,” one wrote.
“This is so bad, man,” said another.
Images show how he was followed to the door of a building
Another who claimed to be a first-generation Asian who has lived in Seattle all his life said this kind of targeted violence was the norm.
“This stuff isn’t new. I was robbed/attacked several times when I got off the bus, people broke into people who followed me home and thought I had a lot of money in a jacket somewhere,” they explained.
“One time someone cut off part of my finger to get a ring that my grandmother gave me, while two boys held me.
“These are scars that I know will carry with me all my life. What is new is that it is now being recorded on camera because targeted violence was to be expected.’
Seattle has one of the highest property crime rates in the country, with auto thefts up 30 percent last year and overall crime up 4 percent. The number of murders increased by 24 percent last year.
Since June, officers say there have been 14 reports of armed robberies targeting people in individual homes in Rainier Beach, Beacon Hill, Columbia City and in the South Precinct.
Residents say rising crime and rampant homelessness have left them feeling pressured to move to other areas to protect their families’ safety.
Data showed that seven percent of adults in the Seattle metro area have felt pressure to move in the past six months due to safety concerns in their neighborhood.
That seven percent equates to about 227,000 people and includes King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.
The city has faced a myriad of problems since the pandemic, leading to a marked spike in violent crime, which is now driving adults away.
In 2021, after George Floyd’s death, the famously progressive city slashed its police department’s budget by about $7 million.
From 2020 to 2022, Seattle’s homeless population grew by about 38 percent. There are now reportedly about 40,000 people living without homes in King County.
Earlier this month, members of an affluent Seattle neighborhood became furious with the local homeless population for installing a swimming pool in their encampment.
In early July, DailyMail.com reported that a July 4 parade had to be diverted to avoid a fentanyl-riddled homeless camp for “everyone’s safety.”
Some business owners in the city also told local outlets that they have lost customers who no longer feel safe in the city.