7-Eleven clerk in Anaheim attacked by street takeover gang, police say

During a street takeover in Anaheim early Sunday morning, authorities say a gang violently entered a nearby 7-Eleven, looted it and attacked the store clerk.

At 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Anaheim police officers responded to calls about an illegal street takeover at the intersection of Orange and Knott Avenue.

While officers were on scene, they received an additional report of a robbery at the 7-Eleven convenience store at the same intersection, said Sgt. Matt Sutter, a police spokesman.

“There was a delay in response because all the street racers were blocking the intersection and nearby streets,” Sutter said.

When officers reached the store, the suspects had already fled.

An unknown number of people were in the store for about two minutes, ransacked the store and assaulted the clerk, leaving him with a bloody nose, police said.

In a video of the attack posted to Instagram, two masked men can be seen trying to force open the doors of 7-Eleven while shouting “Be careful” at the clerk, who is holding the doors and trying to close them to keep. .

When the men manage to pull open the doors, they punch the clerk in the stomach and get into an argument with him before retreating for a moment.

As the group then forces their way into the store, the clerk tries to defend himself with what appears to be a metal bar, but is repeatedly struck as others in the group steal merchandise, knock over displays and jump on the cash register, the video shows.

At one point you see the clerk lying on the ground, screaming and clutching his chest as people in the crowd answer on their phones and laugh.

The looters stole the store’s cash register and the total damage caused by the robbery is unknown, according to police.

Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call Orange County Crime Stoppers at (855) 847-6227.

Sutter said the street takeover and robbery was the first such incident he was aware of in the city of Anaheim, although similar cases are on the rise in other parts of Southern California.

“This is getting our full attention because this may be happening in other counties, but it is new to Orange County and we are going to stop this before it starts,” Sutter said.