Police are searching for at least three suspects who are believed to be involved in three armed robberies in Seattle.

SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating three armed robberies at convenience stores early Friday morning.

One robbery occurred in South Seattle, the other two in North Seattle, the police department tweeted Friday morning.

Police say the three robberies were likely committed by the same suspects.

Three suspects - at least one with a handgun - robbed a store in the 5700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South around 3:20 a.m. The suspects demanded money from the clerk before running from the scene.

While officers were investigating the first robbery, reports of a second armed robbery involving three suspects - one with a handgun - came in just before 5 a.m. in the 12300 block of 15th Avenue NE.

As police were investigating the second robbery, a third was reported at a gas station in the 200 block of NE 45th around 5:40 a.m. The suspect descriptions were similar to the first two.