2 dead and 3 wounded in shootings at four 7-Eleven stores in California, police say

Two folks had been killed and three had been wounded in shootings earlier than daybreak Monday at four 7-Eleven stores in Southern California. Authorities stated they had been in search of one gunman in reference to at least three of the shootings.

The shootings seem to have occurred after robberies or tried robberies at the four comfort stores on July 11, or 7/11 — a day when the nationwide 7-Eleven model celebrates its ninety fifth birthday by giving out free Slurpee drinks.

“Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones,” 7-Eleven, Inc. stated in an announcement. “We are gathering information on this terrible tragedy and working with local law enforcement.”

It wasn’t instantly clear to investigators what prompted the shootings in the cities of Riverside, Santa Ana, Brea and La Habra, or why the violence occurred on July 11.

“I think the only person to answer that would be the suspect,” stated Officer Ryan Railsback, a spokesperson for the Riverside Police Department, the place the primary taking pictures occurred at about 1:50 a.m. “There’s no way it can be a coincidence of it being 7-Eleven, July 11.”

The Riverside taking pictures — the place the sufferer was in grave situation — has not but been formally related to the others, Railsback stated, “although they all seem very, very similar.” Authorities didn’t say what distinguished the Riverside taking pictures from the opposite three. 

In that incident, the gunman robbed the clerk and brandished a gun, turned the weapon on a buyer, opened hearth and fled, Railsback stated.

“It doesn’t appear to be any reason that the suspect shot the customer,” Railsback stated. “It sounds like the clerk gave him whatever he asked for.”

The second taking pictures occurred round 3:20 a.m., about 24 miles away in Santa Ana, authorities stated.

Officers responding to reported gunshots at the 7-Eleven in that metropolis and discovered a person dead in the car parking zone with one bullet in his higher torso, in keeping with Sgt. Maria Lopez, a Santa Ana police spokesperson. 

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Lopez stated detectives consider the suspect in the Santa Ana killing is similar one that then traveled 12 miles to Brea, the place a 7-Eleven worker was discovered dead of a gunshot wound at about 4:18 a.m.

Brea Police Capt. Phil Rodriguez stated officers responded to a name and discovered the worker wounded. He was later pronounced dead.

“This does appear to be a robbery that turned into a homicide,” Rodriguez stated.

Less than an hour later, officers in neighboring La Habra had been despatched to a reported theft at a 7-Eleven. They found two gunshot victims round 4:55 a.m., in keeping with Sgt. Sumner Bohee. The gunman had fled.

“We feel confident that it is the same suspect,” Rodriguez stated.