News and Politics | August 06, 2008 | 4 comments

Man Shot and killed 7-Eleven Clerk in front of his Kids

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Authorities in Phoenix have arrested a man who walked into a 7-Eleven store with his two young sons, holding one in his arm, and shot the clerk in front of his kids. Although the police has not released the clerk's name, the Arizona Republic says that a nephew of the victim named the clerk as 62-year-old Inder Jit Jassal.

What happened in the ensuing moments was a brief conversation between the man and the store clerk that ended with the man pulling out a gun and, in front of the kids, fatally shooting the clerk, authorities said.

Seven hours after the slaying, acting on a call from a citizen who saw a TV news report, police took Jermaine Canada into custody as he walked along the area of 26th Avenue and Camelback Road. Police say Canada was wearing the same bright orange pair of shorts the gunman was seen wearing in the video.

"He went in, had a brief conversation, and shot the clerk," said Phoenix Detective Stacie Derge, a department spokeswoman. "Based on the video, it did not appear to be an argument."

The shooting was reported at 2:15 a.m. from a payphone near the intersection of Glendale and 27th avenues.

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