From Los Angeles’ NBC4.tv of October 5, 2006
Police: Clerk Shot Man During Robbery Attempt
An investigation into the death of a 22-year-old shooting victim who staggered into a gas station determined the man was mortally wounded by a store clerk during an armed robbery attempt, police reported Thursday.
Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, Lonnell Davison went to the U Save Variety Store in the 5100 block of South Western Avenue and posed as a customer.
Davison picked up merchandise and took it to the counter, then allegedly pulled out a handgun and demanded money. After taking the cash from the clerk, he allegedly fired at the employee as he made his getaway.
The clerk returned fire, and Davison dropped his handgun and ran, according to the LAPD.
About 45 minutes later, he turned up at a gas station at La Brea and Slauson avenues and was taken by sheriff's deputies to a hospital, where he was declared dead.
The store clerk told officers that he shot Davison in self-defense and positively identified him as the robbery suspect.
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