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Robbery suspect killed during standoff with Anaheim police

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A suspected robber was fatally shot by police after holing up in a car and exchanging gunfire with Anaheim police officers, authorities said Friday evening.

The man was one of two suspects in the armed robbery of a Fry’s Electronics store in Anaheim hours earlier, said Anaheim police Lt. Bob Dunn.

After fleeing the scene in a car and getting into a crash, police said, both suspects, one armed with a gun, fled on foot. The armed suspect hid in a BMW SUV parked at a nearby car auction business.

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SWAT officers in an armored vehicle negotiated with the suspect for about an hour before gunfire was exchanged, Dunn said.

The suspect, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The robbery took place about 2 p.m. at the Fry’s at 3370 E. La Palma Ave., police said.

The second suspect was taken into custody earlier without incident, Dunn said.

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