Stunning doorbell footage catches the moment two armed suspects approach, tase and rob an Asian man on the front porch of a home in crime-ravaged Seattle.
The man is seen walking up to the property and trying to open the door of a Beacon Hill home around 4:40pm on August 26 when the two masked men run up behind him, pointing a gun in his face.
Just a few seconds later, the victim cries out in pain as he’s shocked with a taser, becoming frozen as he falls backward.
The suspects then robbed the victim, including taking the rings off his fingers.
Police say they are investigating the case, and it appears to be part of a string of robberies where black teens are targeting Asian victims in the area.
Two masked men were filmed using a taser to rob a man in broad daylight
He turns to find a gun pointed at him before he is shocked with a taser and unable to move
The men are seen standing over him as they take whatever they can
The entire freighting incident was filmed, though it’s unknown the extent of the victim’s injuries.
‘Give me everything you’ve got,’ one of the suspects is heard demanding of the victim.
The robbers noticed the camera and turned it away, but it fell back into position and continued to record the incident.
As the man lay still, the suspects stood over him, robbing him of his personal belongings, including his wallet, rings, gold necklace, car keys and iPhone.
It is not clear if the man in the video lived at the home. The owners of the property have since declined to speak out, Kiro 7 reported.
Seattle police detectives are now hunting for the two men seen in the video, who say the robbery is part of a pattern of crime of masked black teens targeting Asian victims.
A clip of the attack was posted to Reddit, prompting an outpouring of support for the man.
‘Poor guy,’ one person wrote.
‘This sucks so bad man,’ another said.
Footage shows the moment he was followed up to the door of a property
Someone else who claimed to be a first generation Asian that has lived in Seattle for their whole life said this type of targeted violence was the norm.
‘This stuff isn’t new. I’ve been robbed/assaulted getting off the bus multiple times, house broken in by people following me home thinking I have a lot of cash in a jacket somewhere,’ they explained.
‘Once, someone cut part of my finger off to get a ring my grandmother gave me while two guys held me down.
‘These are scars that I know carry my whole life. What is new is that it’s being caught on camera now of targeted violence was to be expected.’
Seattle has one of the highest property crime rates in the nation, with vehicle thefts skyrocketing 30 percent last year, and overall crime was up four percent. Homicides climbed by 24 percent last year.
Since June, officers say there’s been 14 reports of armed robberies targeting people at individual homes in Rainier Beach, Beacon Hill, Columbia City and across the South Precinct.
Residents say the rising crime rate and rampant homelessness is making them feel pressured to move to other areas to protect their family’s safety.
Data revealed seven percent of adults in the Seattle metro area felt pressure to move in the last six months because of safety concerns in their neighborhood.
That seven percent equals about 227,000 people and includes King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.
The city has faced a host of issues since the pandemic, which led to a pronounced spike in the violent-crime rate that is now driving adults away.
In 2021 following the death of George Floyd, the famously progressive city slashed its police department’s budget by about $7million.
From 2020 to 2022, the homeless population in Seattle grew by roughly 38 percent. There are now about 40,000 people reportedly living without homes in King County.
Earlier this month, members of an affluent Seattle neighborhood became enraged at a local homeless population for setting up a swimming pool in their encampment.
In early July, DailyMail.com reported a July 4 parade had to be re-routed to avoid a fentanyl-riddled homeless encampment 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.
