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An employee of Seattle’s Roman Casino was robbed by several masked men early Tuesday after she was followed home<\/a> from the gaming property.<\/p>\n

\"Bellevue,
A Bellevue, Wash. police SUV, pictured above. Officers are searching for the bandits who robbed a casino employee. (Image: Bellevue Reporter<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The woman was confronted by a group of armed bandits at about 4:30 a.m. in an apparent home invasion in Bellevue, Wash.<\/p>\n

There were five suspects, all armed with either handguns or rifles,” Bellevue Police Officer Seth Tyler told Seattle<\/a> TV station KCPQ<\/em>. “The suspects may have suspected that the victim actually was gambling at the casino, but it just turns out they were an innocent employee working at this casino,\u201d Tyler said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jason Hoang, the victim\u2019s son, was sleeping inside the apartment when the robbers arrived after targeting his mother, according to Seattle TV station KIRO.<\/em><\/p>\n

She just got out of the car and then they just point guns at her and stuff,\u201d<\/strong> Hoang said. \u201cI just woke up and they pointed a gun at my face.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some of the men were armed with AK-47-style rifles<\/a>, he added.<\/p>\n

The robbers stole an unspecified amount of money and some watches<\/a> before they ran toward two nearby SUVs. They drove away before the police arrived. Police didn’t reveal how much cash was taken or the value of the missing watches.<\/p>\n

The suspects were still at large as of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

Surprising Attack<\/h2>\n

The brazen crime emotionally shook Hoang and his mother. Hoang was so upset he couldn\u2019t call the police. Another resident at the apartments alerted 911, KIRO<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

The nearby resident, Ashely Salazar, later told KIRO,<\/em> \u201cI got woken up from the commotion upstairs, and I started texting and asking him, \u2018Are you OK?\u2019 What\u2019s going on, sounds crazy up there.\u201d<\/p>\n

I saw all these guys running from the apartment and then he called me and said, \u2018I just got robbed,\u2019 so then I was like, \u2018I\u2019m calling the cops right now,\u2019\u201d<\/strong> she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Police arrived and searched the area. They were given video<\/a> from a doorbell security camera at the apartment complex, which showed some of the crime. Police didn\u2019t describe the suspects or descriptions of the SUVs.<\/p>\n

Hoang\u2019s mother told officers that another casino employee was the victim of a similar crime.
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After the robbery, Salazar told KIRO their Factoria, Wash. neighborhood is pretty crime-free.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve lived here 13 years and we\u2019ve had car prowling, someone had their bike stolen a couple [of] months ago, but that\u2019s about it — nothing like this,\u201d Salazar recalled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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