Robbery detectives are investigating an armed robbery of the S.W. Admiral Way Baskin-Robbins in West Seattle. The robbery occurred around 10 pm on Aug. 15. The official word from Seattle Police follows.

Press release from Det. Mark Jamieson:
On August 15th, just before 10:00 PM, Southwest Precinct officers responded to a report of an armed robbery that had just occured in the 4100 Block of Southwest Admiral Way. An employee was in the store by herself when 3 suspects, described as black males in their late teens, wearing hooded sweatshirts and bandanas over their faces, entered the store. One of the suspects was armed with a handgun and demanded cash from the employee. The suspects took cash from the register and then fled the store in an unknown direction. The employee was not injured. She was able to call 911 after the suspects left. A number of officers, including a K9 team, responded to the scene, but did not locate any suspects. Robbery detectives will now handle the follow up investigation.