Why the hell didn't they just take the money and run? It's not like the convenience store clerks were armed.
I think what I find most disturbing about this is that the age of the youngest suspect was 13 years old.
EPS Chief Knecht calls killings of store clerks ‘gratuitous, evil’
Two men are dead and three people are in custody after shootings at a pair of 24 hour convenience stores in Edmonton Friday morning.
Police received a panic call around 3:30 a.m. from a Mac's Convenience Store located at 32 Avenue and 82 Street. Police called the store three times and received no answer. When police arrived on scene they found a man who had been shot. Officers started CPR while waiting for paramedics. Karanpal Singh Bhangu, 35, was rushed to hospital but died shortly after from his injuries.
Around 15 minutes after the first incident, police received a call that said a store clerk was injured at another Mac's store, this one located at 108 Street and 61 Avenue.
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Later on Friday, December 18, police tape remained on scene at a convenience store on 108 Street and 61 Avenue.
The 41-year-old store clerk was pronounced dead at the scene. His name will not be released until his family is notified.
Police officers fanned out to check on other Mac’s stores in the area after the two incidents. That is when officers from the southwest division noticed a vehicle in the Callingwood area matching the suspect’s description. When officers approached, the vehicle fled.
Police chased the car eastbound on Whitemud Drive where the vehicle collided into a barrier under the Terwilliger overpass and the suspects were arrested without incident.
Three male suspects, who police connect to both armed robberies, were arrested and taken into custody. The suspects are 13, 24 and 26 years of age. Read more
I think what I find most disturbing about this is that the age of the youngest suspect was 13 years old.
EPS Chief Knecht calls killings of store clerks ‘gratuitous, evil’
Two men are dead and three people are in custody after shootings at a pair of 24 hour convenience stores in Edmonton Friday morning.
Police received a panic call around 3:30 a.m. from a Mac's Convenience Store located at 32 Avenue and 82 Street. Police called the store three times and received no answer. When police arrived on scene they found a man who had been shot. Officers started CPR while waiting for paramedics. Karanpal Singh Bhangu, 35, was rushed to hospital but died shortly after from his injuries.
Around 15 minutes after the first incident, police received a call that said a store clerk was injured at another Mac's store, this one located at 108 Street and 61 Avenue.
Photos
Later on Friday, December 18, police tape remained on scene at a convenience store on 108 Street and 61 Avenue.
The 41-year-old store clerk was pronounced dead at the scene. His name will not be released until his family is notified.
Police officers fanned out to check on other Mac’s stores in the area after the two incidents. That is when officers from the southwest division noticed a vehicle in the Callingwood area matching the suspect’s description. When officers approached, the vehicle fled.
Police chased the car eastbound on Whitemud Drive where the vehicle collided into a barrier under the Terwilliger overpass and the suspects were arrested without incident.
Three male suspects, who police connect to both armed robberies, were arrested and taken into custody. The suspects are 13, 24 and 26 years of age. Read more
