Stockton: Gas Station Employee Shot, Killed During Robbery Early Thursday Morning

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A shooting in Stockton early Thursday morning left a gas station employee dead, police said.

Officers responded at 1:42 a.m. to the Arco gas station with an AM/PM store in the 4800 block of East 99 Frontage Road on a report of a person shot.

Police said when officers arrived, they found a 50-year-old man who had been struck by gunfire.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his name has not yet been released.

According to preliminary information from police, multiple suspects had entered the gas station store and began to rob the business.

At some point during the robbery, an altercation ensued between the employee and the suspects that resulted in the employee being shot.

Police said the suspects fled the area in a vehicle and there is not any releasable information about them yet.

The death marked the 15th homicide in Stockton in 2024 compared to 20 homicides last year at the same time, police said.

Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8377 or can submit an anonymous tip through Stockton Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600.

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