Robbery suspect killed in shootout with victim outside Auburn business

AUBURN, Wash. — A suspect who tried robbing a victim outside an Auburn business Tuesday night was shot and killed after exchanging gunfire.

Authorities were called to a fatal shooting in the 200 block of Auburn Way South just after 9 p.m. Police said a man was leaving a business when the suspect got out of a vehicle with a gun and tried to rob him.

The victim was armed and the two started firing at each other, police said. The victim was shot in the arm, while the suspect was killed at the scene.