UPDATED: Armed Robber, Killer of Quiznos Shop Owner at Large

Updated at 4:30 p.m. June3, 2015

The armed robber who fatally shot the owner of a sandwich shop in San Dimas was still at large Wednesday afternoon, sheriff’s officials said.
Pravin Patel, 62, was robbed about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 2 at his Quiznos shop at 1034 Arrow Highway; he gave the armed man an undisclosed amount of cash in a bag.

However, Patel following the robber outside and a struggle ensued, resulting in Patel being shot, officials said.

He died about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.

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A search was underway Wednesday for a robber who fatally shot the 63-year-old owner of a Quiznos Sub shop in San Dimas, authorities said. Deputies were called about 3:20 p.m. Tuesday to 1034 W. Arrow Highway, where they found the restaurant proprietor suffering from a gunshot to the torso, according to the sheriff’s department.

The suspect had approached the cashier’s counter brandishing a semi- automatic handgun and demanding money, according to the department. The owner gave him a bag containing an undisclosed amount of cash, but then followed the robber outside, where a brief struggle ensued.

The victim was hospitalized and died about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday. The robber was a man in his late 20s, white or light-skinned Latino, about 6 feet and 175 pounds. He was wearing a black cap, black shirt and dark short pants with a plaid pattern.

San Dimas is generally a low-crime area. Anyone with information on the robbery and slaying was urged to call the sheriff’s homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500 or, to provide information anonymously, Crime Stoppers at (800) 222- TIPS.

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