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Two men arrested in killing of marijuana clinic guard
10/2/2008|Los Angeles Times|Tami Abdollah

The guard, Noe Campos Gonzalez, 25, was shot in an apparent robbery attempt at a Miracle Mile dispensary. Two men are booked on suspicion of murder, and police are searching for another man.

Two men were in custody today in connection with the shooting death of a security guard killed in an apparent robbery attempt at a Miracle Mile medical marijuana clinic.

Leon Banks, 31, and Lovie Matthew, 30, were booked on suspicion of murder, and each were being held in lieu of $1 million bail, said Los Angeles Police Officer Kate Lopez.

Security guard Noe Campos Gonzalez, 25, of Los Angeles, died of gunshot wounds, said Officer April Harding of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Gonzalez was working at the La Brea Collective at 812 S. La Brea Ave. about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday when "several armed" men walked into the business "with the intent to rob the dispensary," Lopez said. A struggle started, and one of the men pulled out a handgun and shot Gonzalez. The men then fled on foot, Lopez said.

Gonzalez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities searched today for a third person they said was involved in the shooting: a black man in his 20s with a slim build, 5-feet-7 and 160 pounds. Police say his hair was styled in corn rows, and he was wearing a white tank top, beige shorts and white sneakers.

Anyone with information is requested to call police at (877) LAWFULL.

[News Note: I hope these guys get the full extent of the law and they catch the other guy soon. Sometimes I cannot believe people, attempting to steal medicine and killing in the progress. ]

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