Police seek two in killing of Highland Park clerk in robbery attempt
Los Angeles police were seeking the public’s help Monday night in finding two men who killed a 7-Eleven store clerk in Highland Park.
Gonzalo Perez, 38, was gunned down Sunday night at the store in the 5100 block of North Figueroa Street during a robbery attempt, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Friends of Perez told KTLA-TV Channel 5 that he had saved enough money to take his daughter to Disneyland for Christmas.
Perez was “just doing his job,†Lt. Patricia Sandoval told reporters. “It’s very sad.â€
The two attackers entered the store shortly before 10:30 p.m. and pretended to be customers, police said. One man jumped over the counter, brandished a handgun and demanded money from the cash register.
Perez tried to flee and was shot once. He was taken by paramedics to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The suspects ran off, according to police. No vehicle was spotted.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 344-5744.
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