Pierce Transit Police investigators need your help to identify the suspect responsible for an attempted armed robbery.

On Aug. 11, 2021, at 5:43pm, police responded to an attempted armed robbery on the second floor of the west garage at the Tacoma Dome Transit Station.

The victim was there to meet with someone regarding a car sale that had been arranged on OfferUp. The suspect approached the victim, demanded that he give him the money for the car, and pulled out a gun from his hoodie pocket. The victim quickly drove off and was unharmed.

The suspect is described as a black male in his late teens or early 20’s, 5’10”, and 150 lbs. He was wearing a red hoodie over a white tank top and white painter’s pants. He was driving an unlicensed black Nissan sedan with Enterprise Car Sales tags where the plates should be, and red fuzzy dice on the rearview mirror.