Police Seek 3 Men in Shooting of Store Owner
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From Times Staff Reports
Police searched for three men who fled an Encino jewelry store on Tuesday after one of them shot the owner in the chest.
The owner of Pascal Jewelry and Watches was in critical condition, police said.
About 11 a.m., one man was buzzed into the store in the Encino Place shopping mall on Ventura Boulevard while the others waited outside.
As the clerk helped the man, the store owner noticed he had a gun. A shootout ensued, but it wasn’t known whether the gunman was injured. The three left in a black sport utility vehicle.
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