Spokane pot shop employee shot during armed robbery

A Starbuds Cannabis employee was shot during an armed robbery Tuesday night, Spokane Police confirmed.

The victim suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Around 10 p.m., Spokane Police responded to a call of the shooting and robbery at the pot shop on East Francis Avenue, According to witnesses, a thin, 6-foot man in black clothes and a ski mask fled the scene after shooting the female employee.

Several police units were on the scene Tuesday night searching the area.