Employee Shot During Armed Robbery At Santa Monica Store: Police

SANTA MONICA, CA — An employee at a Santa Monica business was shot during an armed robbery on Wednesday morning, according to police.

Officers responded around 8:15 a.m. to Smoke World in the 1900 block of Lincoln Boulevard after reports of an armed robbery involving two suspects, police said. The employee suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, according to police, who said that an officer applied a tourniquet and the worker was taken to a hospital.

The suspects were last seen in a dark gray Dodge Charger traveling south on Lincoln Boulevard, police said. Anyone who sees such a vehicle should call 911 and not approach, according to police.

Anyone with information or video related to the robbery is asked to contact Detective Martin Jauregui at martin.jauregui@santamonica.gov or the police department watch commander at 310-458-8427, authorities said.