The other male jumps over the counter with a backpack and begins taking money from the register.Īt that point, the security guard walks into the 7-Eleven and opens fire, hitting both teens, the footage shows. He is holding an apparent gun and is pointing it at the employee. Seconds later, the teen in blue attempts to jump over the counter, tripping and falling in the process, before landing on the other side near the cash register, the video showed. He is soon joined by a second male, who is dressed all in black and also has his hands in his sweatshirt pockets. In the footage, two males can be seen entering the convenience store, and one of them goes to the front counter with both hands in the pockets of his bright blue hooded sweatshirt. Nearly two weeks after the shooting, according to the Times, dramatic surveillance video of the incident was posted on YouTube and went viral, garnering more than 1.5 million views in the span of a week. Both were booked and charged with robbery.īoth the Sheriff’s Department and the Times described the area as Gardena, but it’s actually the unincorporated West Compton area. The teens, both about 16 years old, were treated at a local hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, the release stated. Investigators confirmed they recovered a replica semi-automatic handgun at the scene.
The Sheriff’s Department released this photo of the replica weapon.
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