Crime & Safety

3 Men Hold Up 7-Eleven Store In Allied Gardens

Three men wearing white masks robbed a convenience store in Allied Gardens, police said.

SAN DIEGO, CA — Three men wearing white masks robbed a convenience store in Allied Gardens, police said Monday.

Three men between the ages of 18 to 25 years robbed the 7-Eleven store on the 7400 block of Mission Gorge Road at gunpoint around 10:15 p.m. Sunday, San Diego police report.

Officer John Buttle said one suspect purchased an item and two cashiers were behind the counter.

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Once the drawer was open, two suspects rushed the cashiers while the other took the money from the register. One of the suspects pointed a gun at the cashiers. The clerks were not injured, Buttle reported.

The men ran west from the store. Police describe the suspect with the handgun as wearing a blue hoodie, another suspect wore a gray hoodie and the third was in a black hoodie. No other information was released.

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San Diego Police detectives are investigating the incident.

— City News Service