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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Sirens & Gavels

2 accused in Subway gunpoint robbery

Two men were arrested for an armed robbery at a Subway sandwich shop Wednesday night.

Spokane police spotted William Frederick Ellis, 30, and Eric Lyle Davidow, 32, walking on northbound on Cedar from Knox and noticed the matched the description of two men seen running to a home in the 1900 block of North Jefferson just after a gunman robbed Subway at 1103 Northwest Blvd.

Officers Jay Kernkamp, Michele Madsen and Aaron Ames "made a tactical and safe approach" and arrested the men.

Police located cash and clothing consistent with the robbery, as well as a gun that matched the description of the gun used int eh robbery.

Ellis and Davidow are to appear in Spokane County Superior Court today on a first-degree robbery charge. They're in custody at the Spokane County Jail.

The robbery was reported about 9 p.m.



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