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A Washington State gas station cashier was pummeled relentlessly by a teen while four other youths raided shelves for candy, vapes, cigarettes and just a handful of cash, police said. Harrowing footage from inside the Friendly Normandy Market, in Normandy Park, captured the moment a teen in a black hoodie began swinging wildly at cashier Leah Johnston — in order to buy time for his accomplices to rob the gas station Friday night.
The boy delivered blow after blow to Johnston, who tried yelling at him to stop as she covered her face and fell to the ground.. “It didn’t slow him down.As Johnston suffered the severe beating, the other teens — wearing matching black hoodies and pants — pillaged the cigarette case behind the cash register.Johnston was attacked by one burglar while three others raided the store.
“I know in the back of my mind it can always happen, but I never thought that I would be attacked the way I was attacked.” Johnston said.Normandy Park Police said they have teamed up with King County Sheriff’s Department in investigating the case, with Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound offering a $1,000 cash reward for information on the suspects.