7-Eleven shootings: 4 separate shootings reported at 7-Eleven stores in SoCal; at least 3 may be connected, police say

LA HABRA, Calif. (KABC) — Four separate shootings have been reported at 7-Eleven stores across Southern California and at least three may be connected, police said.

Police in Brea responded to a 7-Eleven store at Lambert Road and North Brea Boulevard just after 4 a.m. and found the store clerk shot to death in what investigators believe was a robbery.

According to Brea police, that shooting is believed to be related to another shooting that left at least two people injured at a 7-Eleven store in the 300 block of East Whittier Boulevard in La Habra.

A spokesperson for the Brea Police Department said those two shootings happened about 20 minutes apart.

Police released surveillance images of the suspect they say is connected to the incidents in both those cities. Authorities released the images in the hopes of someone recognizing the suspect, who can be seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with white lettering.

Santa Ana police also said there is a “strong likelihood” that suspect was connected to a shooting at a 7-Eleven store in that city. A man was fatally shot around 3:25 a.m. at that store in the 300 block of East 17th Street.

Meanwhile in Riverside, a customer was shot around 1:50 a.m. in what police described as an apparent robbery at a 7-Eleven store in the 5200 block of La Sierra Avenue. Police said the victim in that shooting was in grave condition.

There was no immediate word on whether the Riverside shooting was also connected to the others.

City News Service, Inc. contributed to this report.