A 16-year-old boy was arrested in the shooting death Thursday of a gas station employee in Hesperia.
San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies responding to a shots fire call found the store clerk, Parveen Singh, unresponsive on the floor of the Mobil gas station in the 14500 block of Main Street. Singh, 27, later died at a hospital.
The shooting was part of an armed robbery, according to the sheriff's department.
The suspected shooter, identified by the agency as a 16-year-old boy, was found about a block from the store and arrested. He was booked at High Desert Juvenile Hall in Apple Valley.
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Anyone with information regarding the shooting was asked to call authorities at 909-890-4904. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or click here.
