A 52-year-old gas station clerk was fatally shot Tuesday morning in Mid-City
Akram Harana worked at the station for about six years, co-workers told NBC4.No arrests have been reported as of Tuesday evening in the shooting at a Shell station in the 5400 block of Venice Boulevard.
Officers responded to a radio call of a shooting around 5:30 a.m. to find Harana lying unresponsive from a gunshot wound. Paramedics pronounced him dead upon their arrival at the scene.
The suspects are described as two adult men wearing masks and gloves, police said. One of them was wearing blue jeans.
The men drove off heading east on Venice Boulevard, police said. Their vehicle is described as a newer model, white, four-door Chevrolet Malibu.
The case is being investigated as a robbery motivated murder.
A witness said the clerk complied with all of the orders given to him by the assailants before he was shot.
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The Los Angeles Police Department encouraged anyone with information about the crime to contact West Bureau Homicide investigators at (213) 382-9470.
During non-business hours or on weekends, calls can be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org.
