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Security Camera Catches 2 Armed Bandits Robbing San Pedro Convenience Store

SAN PEDRO (CBSLA.com) — Police need your help with their search for two robbers who police say held up a San Pedro convenience store with a shotgun.

An exterior security camera captured the bandits running into the 7-Eleven at 1519 N. Gaffey St. around 2 a.m. March 27 and ordered the clerk to open two cash registers.

One of the men stood by with a shotgun while the other jumped over the counter and emptied the cash drawers. The bandits also grabbed some items before running off.

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One of the suspects is described as black, about 25, 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds. He was wearing a gray beanie, black hooded sweatshirt, white T-shirt, white gloves, white-and-black basketball shorts and black sneakers, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The second suspect, who appears to be 22, is black, around 6 feet tall and weighs 180 pounds. He was wearing a black hooded sweater, dark gloves, black pants and black-and-white sneakers.

If you recognize them or know their whereabouts, call Harbor Detective Acevedo at (310) 726-0675.

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