Pawn shop employee shoots alleged would-be robber in West Covina
WEST COVINA -- A pawn shop worker shot and wounded a suspected would-be robber Wednesday, authorities said.
The injured attempted robbery suspect was arrested by El Monte police following a chase and crash, West Covina police Cpl. Rudy Lopez said.
The name of the suspect, who appeared to be in his mid-20s, was not released Wednesday because he remained hospitalized, and because of an ongoing investigation, police said.
The incident occurred shortly before 11 a.m. at Alamo Jewelry and Loan, 544 N. Azusa Avenue, Lopez said.
"Two (employees) saw him coming to the door wearing a mask and carrying what looked like a rifle," he said.
The masked man tried to enter the front door while yelling out demands, police said in a written statement.
"They had a gun in the store and they fired one shot at him," Lopez said.
Witnesses provided police with a description of the suspect and his car, a dark-colored, late-1990s model Honda Civic, along with a partial license plate number, police said.
As West Covina officers were investigating the incident, El Monte police officers spotted the car and arrested the suspect after a brief chase and crash, Lopez said.
El Monte police spotted a car matching the description near Santa Anita Avenue and the 10 Freeway, Lopez said.
He allegedly fled from officers and led them on a pursuit for several blocks before crashing and being taken into custody at Santa Anita Avenue and Bodger Street, the corporal added. The driver was suffering from a gunshot wound to his shoulder.
Further details on the arrest in El Monte were not available late Wednesday.
The injured attempted robbery suspect was arrested by El Monte police following a chase and crash, West Covina police Cpl. Rudy Lopez said.
The name of the suspect, who appeared to be in his mid-20s, was not released Wednesday because he remained hospitalized, and because of an ongoing investigation, police said.
The incident occurred shortly before 11 a.m. at Alamo Jewelry and Loan, 544 N. Azusa Avenue, Lopez said.
"Two (employees) saw him coming to the door wearing a mask and carrying what looked like a rifle," he said.
The masked man tried to enter the front door while yelling out demands, police said in a written statement.
"They had a gun in the store and they fired one shot at him," Lopez said.
Witnesses provided police with a description of the suspect and his car, a dark-colored, late-1990s model Honda Civic, along with a partial license plate number, police said.
As West Covina officers were investigating the incident, El Monte police officers spotted the car and arrested the suspect after a brief chase and crash, Lopez said.
El Monte police spotted a car matching the description near Santa Anita Avenue and the 10 Freeway, Lopez said.
He allegedly fled from officers and led them on a pursuit for several blocks before crashing and being taken into custody at Santa Anita Avenue and Bodger Street, the corporal added. The driver was suffering from a gunshot wound to his shoulder.
Further details on the arrest in El Monte were not available late Wednesday.
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the storeowner is lucky he has the right to own a gun, otherwise he could be dead, a good example of an armed citizen refusing to be the victim.
I am glad to see they got this dirt bag. Don't these guys know that pawn shops that guns are the most dangerous places to try to rob? If you have ever been into Alamo, you would never go back with any intentions of robbing the place. This guy obviously had never been inside. Everybody carries a .45 ACP on their side, locked and cocked. Although they are not intimidating by any means, (they're all nice guys) you still get the idea that they don't mess around when it comes to this kind of thing. Good job guys!!
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