Authorities identified the man shot and killed by a Norwalk store owner during an attempted robbery as a 25-year-old Oakland resident.
Sheriff’s officials also released more details about the Aug. 6 botched robbery at Classic Tobacco in the 10900 block of Firestone Blvd.
The shop owner was opening his business for the day when Rodney Gaston approached the front door carrying a large canister of pepper spray and a handgun, according to a Sheriff’s Department statement.
Two men followed Gaston at a distance.
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Gaston pepper sprayed the store owner, who fired one round from a handgun, striking Gaston, the statement said.
The three suspects ran, with Gaston later collapsing. Deputies found him lying in the parking lot with a gunshot wound to the torso. He died at a hospital.
The two other suspects ran into a residential area northeast of the shopping center, where they were found. The Stockton and Oakland residents were arrested.
Booking records show both men posted bond and were released.
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