An armed suspect is fatally shot by a dispensary employee during an attempted robbery in South Gate, California, late Tuesday night. Authorities report that the incident occurred shortly after 11 p.m. at the Savage Mobile, a marijuana dispensary located on Imperial Highway, where the suspect was found suffering from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The struggle between the suspect and the armed employee led to the shooting, with the employee now cooperating with the ongoing investigation. As detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department look into the situation, they are asking anyone with information to step forward to aid in clarifying the circumstances surrounding the event.
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