LOS ANGELES—Officials at 7-Eleven’s corporate office encouraged all Los Angeles-area stores to close again on Tuesday night as police continue to search for suspects involved in robberies at six of its Southern California stores Monday, which resulted in two deaths.
Two victims in Orange County—a store clerk in Brea and a 24-year-old man in Santa Ana—were fatally shot July 11 during separate robberies. Three other victims are recovering from gunshot wounds.
“Our hearts remain with the victims and their loved ones, and our focus continues to be on Franchisee, associate and customer safety,” 7-Eleven told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement. “With that in mind, we have encouraged stores in the Los Angeles area to close again tonight.”
The early-morning robberies occurred within five hours at independently owned 7-Eleven stores in Brea, La Habra, Riverside, Upland, Santa Ana, and Ontario.
