Donut Shop Worker Fatally Shoots Robber In Lancaster
LANCASTER (CBSLA.com) — Homicide detectives Friday investigated the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a robbery suspect in Lancaster.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, deputies responded just before 3 a.m. to a donut shop located in the 43600 block of 15th Street West.
Upon their arrival, authorities pronounced an adult man dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending notification.
A preliminary investigation revealed an employee shot the suspect when he tried to rob the store.
UPDATE: 2 men break into donut shop armed w/ tire iron, 1 shot & killed by worker, other suspect runs. Worker robbed once before @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/K75wLNbvio
— JASMINE VIEL (@jasmineviel) February 24, 2017
Anyone with information about this case has been urged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.