LOS ANGELES — Authorities said they are searching for a suspect after six 7-Eleven stores in Southern California were robbed, leaving two people dead and three others injured. Authorities believe at least three of the robberies are related.
The robberies took place in Brea, La Habra, Riverside, Upland, Santa Ana and Ontario, all within five hours early Monday. 7-Eleven encouraged locations across Southern California to close Monday night following the robbery shootings.
“Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones. We are gathering information on this terrible tragedy and working with local law enforcement,” 7-Eleven said in a statement obtained by KTLA-TV Channel 5. “Right now, our focus is on Franchisee, associate and customer safety. With that in mind, we have encouraged stores in the Los Angeles area to close tonight.”
