Booking photos of suspects in 7-Eleven crime spree released by police
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Booking photos of two men suspected in a string of robberies and shootings at six 7-Eleven stories and a doughnut shop in Southern California were released by authorities Saturday, July 16.
Patt was identified as the primary suspect who was seen on surveillance cameras in multiple 7-Eleven locations wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and a black mask, police said.
Santa Ana Police Chief David Valentin speaks during a press conference on Friday, July 15, 2022 announcing the arrest of two suspects in a string of robberies at 7-Eleven stores in three Southern California counties. (Karen Tapia, Contributing Photographer)
Malik Patt, 20, of Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Santa Ana Police Department)
Jason Payne, 44, of Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Santa Ana Police Department)
Authorities provided a map showing crimes committed at 7-Eleven stores in three Southern California Counties.
(Contribuing photo by Karen Tapia}
Flowers, candles and cards have been left at the parking lot of the 7-Eleven store on W. Lambert Rd. in Brea, CA on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Store clerk Matt Hirsch was shot and killed during a robbery on July 11th, part of a string of robberies in Orange County and Riverside. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Matt Hirsch, 40, smiles while resting with his dog, a German shepherd – pit bull mix named Moo, in a photo taken earlier this year. Hirsch was fatally shot while working behind the counter at a 7-Eleven in Brea during a robbery early Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Kristen Ewan)
Russell Browning, shot as he was picking up doughnuts early Monday at 7-Eleven, is recovering at home in La Habra on Friday, July 15, 2022.
(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Authorities sought this suspect suspect after two people were killed in robberies at 7-Eleven stores in Brea and Santa Ana on Monday, July 11, 2022. Stores were also hit in La Habra, Ontario, Upland and Riverside. This man was and a second suspect were arrested July 15, police said. (Photos courtesy Brea Police Dept.)
Police investigate the fatal shooting of a clerk at a Brea 7-Eleven on Monday, July 11, 2022 during a robbery. Police believe the crime is tied to a shooting and robbery at a 7-Eleven in La Habra. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jim Hirsch, father of murder victim Matt Hirsch, in his home in South Gate, CA, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Matthew Hirsch, 40, was shot and killed while working his overnight shift at a 7-Eleven store in Brea early Monday morning. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The pair started by robbing a 7-Eleven in Ontario just past 12:10 a.m., July 11, then did the same at an Upland location about 1:35 a.m., police said.
The first shooting occurred in Riverside about 1:50 a.m., which left a man in grave condition, police said. The men then went west to Orange County, robbing a Yum Yum Donuts shop before fatally shooting Matthew Rule, 24, in the parking lot of a Santa Ana 7-Eleven about 3:25 p.m.
Los Angeles police believe the crimes could be related to a string of robberies and a July 9 homicide in Los Angeles, LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said Friday.
Santa Ana Police Chief David Valentin said detectives had trailed the suspects “for a bit,” but did not disclose other details except to say technology played an important role in identifying the two men.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Friday the two men would likely be prosecuted in Orange County and laid out possible charges, which included murder, attempted murder and robbery.
