Central Los Angeles : Jewelry Merchant Shot in $1-Milllion Diamond Heist; Three Suspects Sought by Police
Police are seeking three robbers who took two briefcases containing $1 million in diamonds after shooting a man in an alley outside the Jewelry Mart in downtown Los Angeles, an official said.
Officers were sent to 6th and Hill streets about 10:50 p.m. Tuesday to check a report of a shooting, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Luis Trujillo.
Officers were told by the victim that he and his business partner were approached by a gunman who took the briefcases containing diamonds after they came out of an alley exit of the Jewelry Mart, the sergeant said.
The thief then shot the man in the arm, Trujillo said.
Along with the gunman, police were seeking two other suspects.
The victim, who was reportedly a jewelry dealer, was listed in stable condition at a hospital.
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