Man shot and killed at Tarzana marijuana dispensary in armed robbery
Los Angeles Police Department officers are looking for suspects that shot and killed a man during an armed robbery at a Tarzana marijuana dispensary on Saturday.
Armed robbers opened fire at the dispensary on Ventura Boulevard and Avenida Hacienda around 12:30 p.m.
The dispensary is right next door to a synagogue and worshipers told CBSLA Reporter Rick Montanez what they heard.
"All of the sudden we hear like 5 gunshots. Bam bam bam bam. We all started running," a witness said.
LAPD said the suspects robbed the pot shop and then opened fire inside.
Brian Garcia, 28, was struck and killed by the gunfire. His family and friends mourned his death on Saturday evening at the crime scene.
Based off of surveillance video, at least two men entered the dispensary around 12:30 p.m.
The witness who spoke to Montanez said he was inside a synagogue nearby for Shabbat when the shooting took place. When he heard the shots he ran over to another synagogue that's inside the same building as the dispensary.
"The fact that it being so near us... it's very scary. Especially on our holy day, Shabbat," the witness, who did not want to be identified, said.
Authorities have not made any arrests so far. LAPD says it will look over any security video nearby and from inside the dispensary.
LAPD believes that this is an isolated incident.