Man killed trying to stop robbery at family's store in South El Monte
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A man was killed while trying to stop a shoplifter at his family's business.
SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif. - The brother of a South El Monte store owner was killed while trying to stop a robbery on Wednesday, the family confirmed to FOX 11.
What we know:
The attack happened just after noon on Wednesday, at Giant Discount on Durfee Avenue.
The family told FOX 11 that Kourosh Yaghoubi, the brother of owner Jamshid Yaghoubi, was killed while confronting robbers. Kourosh doesn't live locally, but was at the store on Wednesday, Jamshid said. He said that Kourosh Yaghoubi was trying to stop some shoplifters when they attacked him, then ran him over with their car.
The thieves got away with a $10 box of face masks.
"The guy punched him in the head and knocked him down. They jump in the car, put it in reverse, they ran over my brother. He was under the car. They put it in gear and one more time my brother was under the car and they ran away," Jamshid emotionally said.
Kourosh Yaghoubi
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First responders pronounced him dead at the scene.
What we don't know:
The family said that Kourosh Yaghoubi was attacked by three people. They all fled in a light blue Honda vehicle.
The store has been hit by shoplifters before and that's why Jamshid said his brother confronted the robbers.
The backstory:
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Wednesday's attack comes just a few years after another family tragedy. The family told FOX 11 that Yaghoubi's brother was attacked and killed by a random person in Anaheim in 2021.
The Source: Information in this story is from a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department press release, and interviews with the Yaghoubi family.