Man fights back, fatally shoots would-be robber near USC
A man allegedly confronted at gunpoint by three robbers near USC fought back, shooting and killing one of them early Saturday, police said.
The three armed men, all in their 20s, got out of a vehicle in the 1300 block of West 35th Street, west of USC, and approached the other man and attempted to rob him, said Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Norma Eisenman.
But the man resisted and an altercation ensued. When one of the would-be robbers dropped his handgun, the man picked it up and shot him, police said.
The other two alleged robbers fled in their car. The man who was shot was pronounced dead at the scene, Eisenman said. He was not identified.
The intended hold-up victim was detained and questioned by police and later released. Eisenman didn’t have a description of the other two men or their vehicle.
No charges have been filed and an investigation is ongoing.
Off-duty UC Berkeley officer fatally shoots armed robber at San Pablo restaurant
SAN PABLO, Calif. — An off-duty law enforcement officer fatally shot a 29-year-old Richmond man who was allegedly trying to rob a fast-food restaurant near San Pablo on Sunday, Contra Costa County sheriff’s officials said.
Amanuel Moreno was reportedly trying to hold up a restaurant cashier at gunpoint, at Nation’s Giant Hamburgers, about 11:30 a.m. when he was shot by the off-duty officer, authorities said Monday.
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The officer who shot Moreno is a sergeant with the University of California at Berkeley Police Department, sheriff’s officials said. He was eating at the restaurant, located at 16396 San Pablo Ave., on Sunday morning when the attempted robbery occurred, according to the sheriff’s office.
The officer confronted Moreno and fired one shot, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies were sent to the restaurant and gave first-aid to Moreno and he was taken to a hospital.
He died at the hospital, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff’s officials did not release the name of the sergeant on Monday morning, sheriff’s spokesman Jimmy Lee said.
Store employee shoots, kills 17-year-old robbery suspect on Battleground Avenue in Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A store employee shot at a suspect during the course of a robbery, police say.
At 7:47 p.m. Monday night, officers were called to the Tobacco & Vape at 3912 Battleground Ave. on a report of a robbery. Three men went into the store and took an undisclosed amount of cash at gunpoint.
According to police, a store employee shot one of the robbery suspects during the robbery. The person who was shot died from their injuries.
The deceased has been identified as Gabriel Malachi Kalu, 17, of Greensboro.