Rite Aid Employee Killed In Robbery Had Given 2 Weeks Notice Because He Allegedly Didn't Feel Safe, Friends Say

Los Angeles CA

19 July, 2021

4:31 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: GLASSELL PARK (CBSLA) — Police were seeking the public's help in capturing two men wanted in the shooting death of an employee of Rite Aid during a robbery in Glassell Park. Police said the two suspects were captured on video. They walked into a Rite Aid on Eagle Rock Boulevard on Thursday night and allegedly grabbed two cases of beer and tried to leave without paying. That was when employee, Miguel Penaloza, confronted them. Investigators say he struggled with the shoplifters briefly before being shot and killed. Read more at CBSLA CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.