on April 3 in the 1500 block of South Wilmington Avenue, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported.Īccording to the sheriff's department, Kahlel Lundy, 23, Keith Rachel, 21, and two other suspects entered the business and tried to rob it at gunpoint. ``The suspects left the smoke shop and fled the scene.'' ``The employee, an armed security guard for the business, withdrew his handgun, and a gun battle between the armed men ensued,'' a sheriff's statement said. The guard suffered wounds to his face and neck, was treated at a hospital and released. ``About 30 minutes after the botched robbery, deputies responded to (a). A would-be robber was fatally shot during a gun battle with an employee at a Compton smoke shop Tuesday and two suspects are being sought, officials said. ``Investigators discovered the gunshot victim was one of the smoke shop robbers whom the store employee had shot.'' hospital regarding a gunshot victim,'' the sheriff's department said. The man died at a hospital, the sheriff's department reported. He was identified by the Los Angeles County coroner's office as Justin Culberson, 18, of Carson.Ī second suspect, whose name was not available, was arrested by the sheriff's department on April 4.Īnyone with information on the case was urged to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 32 or Crime Stoppers at 80.Dramatic video shows deadly shootout in California smoke shop: "They're pretty brazen"Īuthorities on Wednesday released dramatic video of a shootout at a Southern California smoke shop last month that killed a robber and wounded a security guard.Ī second suspect has been captured and two other men are being sought for the armed robbery that occurred shortly before 7 p.m.
on April 3 at the Smoke Shop in Compton, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
Video from a surveillance camera shows the security guard standing behind the counter when four men enter the store.
One pulls a gun from his waistband and points it at the guard's face. The guard starts to pull a handgun from a holster and the robber fires. An 18-year-old man is facing a murder charge following a shootout that resulted in the death of a Wilson High School student who is accused of participating in a botched robbery at an illegal marijuana dispensary in Compton earlier this month, according to authorities. The guard ducks and falls to the floor behind the counter as glass shatters while the robber backs up and trips over one of his accomplices. A second suspect also fires at the guard, video shows.Īll four men then scramble to the front of the store and cower behind shelves, with at least three shooting at the guard before they manage to escape. The guard, who wore a protective vest, was treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds to his face and neck and was released, the Sheriff's Department said.Ī short time later, Justin Culberson, 18, turned up at a hospital with a gunshot wound to his abdomen and died later that night. "It scared me," said Carolyn Um, a store clerk next door who called the police, CBS Los Angeles reported. Kamren Nettles, 18, was arrested the next day and has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and to murder for the death of Culberson during the holdup.Īuthorities said they're still searching for suspects identified as Kahlel Malik Lundy, 23, and Keith Terrion Rachel, 21. I'm assuming this is not the first time this crew has done this," said Lt. Hugo Reynaga of the LA County Sheriff's Department.īusiness owners told CBS Los Angeles that there's been violence there before. "I'm scared nervous because it's not right. There's a lot of people all the time," said Roy Lugo, a frequent customer.
"If it keeps going like this, I don't know what's going to happen.
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