Robber Is Killed With His Own Handgun
A man robbing a check cashing business was killed by his own gun during a struggle with the store’s clerk Tuesday, police said.
Two men entered Checks Cashed Money Orders in the 100 block of West Baseline Street shortly before 6 p.m. and demanded money, said San Bernardino Police Lt. Brian Boom.
Fonta Tenarrow Stowers, 33, of Colton, struggled with the clerk when his handgun fired, striking and killing him.
The other suspect fired several shots at the clerk, a 30-year-old Moreno Valley man, and then fled the store. The clerk was not hit, Boom said.
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