UPDATE: Hawthorne police shoot at armed robbers, arrest 3; No one hurt
HAWTHORNE (CNS) - Police open fire on a group of suspected armed robbers
at a T-Mobile store in Hawthorne tonight, but no one was injured and the
suspects were detained, authorities said.
Two officers responded to a takeover robbery in progress at the store at
Rosecrans and Ocean Gate avenues about 8:50 p.m. Upon arrival, they were
confronted by a group of six male suspects, triggering the officers to open
fire, Hawthorne police Sgt. Joel Romero said.
Three bandits then fled, but police took the trio into custody a few
blocks away from the location, Romero said.
Originally, the three other suspects were believed to have been wounded
by the gunfire inside the store, but they were not hit, he said. They were also
detained by police, Romero said.
Romero said it was unclear whether the suspects returned fire, but no
officers, employees or customers were hurt.
During the attempted holdup, the robbers held the store's employees in a
back room, Romero said.
The names of those in custody were not immediately released.
at a T-Mobile store in Hawthorne tonight, but no one was injured and the
suspects were detained, authorities said.
Two officers responded to a takeover robbery in progress at the store at
Rosecrans and Ocean Gate avenues about 8:50 p.m. Upon arrival, they were
confronted by a group of six male suspects, triggering the officers to open
fire, Hawthorne police Sgt. Joel Romero said.
Three bandits then fled, but police took the trio into custody a few
blocks away from the location, Romero said.
Originally, the three other suspects were believed to have been wounded
by the gunfire inside the store, but they were not hit, he said. They were also
detained by police, Romero said.
Romero said it was unclear whether the suspects returned fire, but no
officers, employees or customers were hurt.
During the attempted holdup, the robbers held the store's employees in a
back room, Romero said.
The names of those in custody were not immediately released.
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