1 Suspect Slain, 1 Hurt in Alleged Robbery
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From Times Staff Reports
A Koreatown store owner shot a suspected robber to death and critically wounded a second Monday night, police said.
“Both of the robbers were armed with handguns, and as they were fleeing a gunfight occurred,” said Officer Jason Lee, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. “The store owner suffered a minor wound to his leg.”
The shooting occurred at 8:45 p.m. at La Chiquita market in the 2600 block of West Pico Boulevard, police said.
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