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2 arrested in 7-Eleven robberies and slayings in Los Angeles area

Two people were killed in the violence, which happened in stores in Orange and Riverside counties Monday and prompted 7-Eleven to ask stores to close.

Police crime scene tape closes off a parking area following a shooting at a 7-Eleven store in Brea, Calif., on Monday, July 11, 2022. Police say two people have been killed and three have been wounded in pre-dawn shootings at four Southern California 7-Eleven stores. Authorities said Monday that at least three of the four shootings are believed to be linked to the same lone gunman. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia) (Eugene Garcia, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Two people were arrested Friday in a series of shootings and robberies at 7-Eleven stores in Southern California that left two people dead and three others wounded, authorities said.

“This was a reign of terror,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said at a news conference Friday.

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Malike Patt, 20, and Jason Payne, 44, were arrested in Los Angeles in the spree that occurred over five hours Monday morning in San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside counties, police said.

Read more on NBC News here.


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