A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy stopped via a comfort retailer in Carson early Saturday morning to take hold of a drink handiest to find it was once being robbed, government mentioned.

He briefly drew his gun, referred to as for backup and 4 suspects have been taken into custody, in step with sheriff’s Sgt. Angel Zuniga.

“Once he opened the door, he straight away spotted there was once other people at the different aspect within the cashier space that have been ransacking that space,” Zuniga mentioned.

The title of the deputy concerned was once withheld for the reason that investigation is ongoing.

The incident befell at 12:30 a.m. Saturday on the 7-11 at Avalon Side road and Victoria Side road in Carson, Zuniga mentioned. Video received via KTLA-TV presentations suspects leaping over-the-counter on the retailer. It’s unclear if the suspects have been armed.

“That is lovely distinctive. Every so often you stroll in to crimes in growth, however a real theft in growth at a comfort retailer isn’t quite common,” Zuniga mentioned.

He mentioned he may now not touch upon whether or not the tried theft is attached to different fresh 7-11 robberies within the space.