Man Taken Into Custody After Allegedly Attacking Elderly Resident in Redmond Robbery
When I first read through the police reports and the surveillance details, the part that hit me hardest was how ordinary the moment was. An elderly man was just unloading groceries outside his Redmond home—something you and I do without a second thought—when a stranger walked up, pointed a gun at him, and turned a normal morning into a life-altering memory.
According to Redmond Police, the attack happened around 11:20 a.m. on Oct. 16, in a quiet residential block on 159th Avenue NE. Broad daylight. No warning signs. No argument. Just a man doing his routine, and a suspect who had already decided he was going to be a target.
The victim told officers he didn’t even have money on him. It didn’t matter. The suspect struck him in the head with the gun anyway and drove off. And that’s important to understand—this wasn’t just a robbery attempt. It was an assault driven by aggression, not desperation…