Gas Station Clerk Fatally Shot During Robbery in Antioch

A gas station clerk was shot and killed Monday night during a robbery in Antioch, and the suspect apparently was shot and wounded by police before he got away, investigators said Tuesday. 
Antioch police continued to investigate the scene at a Valero gas station where clerk Mohammad Jawad Ataie was fatally shot during a robbery, according to authorities.
The violent string of events occurred around 8:30 p.m. Monday at the corner of Hillcrest Avenue and East 18th Street, police said. The homicide did not come as a result of the police shooting, police said.


Source: Gas Station Clerk Fatally Shot During Robbery in Antioch | NBC Bay Area http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Robbery-Homicide-Police-Shooting-Investigation-Antioch-Gas-Station-432448553.html#ixzz4lzQEBLoe
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