Texas woman shot dead in $200 gas station robbery, police say

Fox News ^ | 4 hours ago (2-17-19) | Travis Fedschun

[Texas Fossil]

Texas store clerk shot and killed during robbery

51-year-old Ashraf Lakhani was shot and killed while working in a Lewisville convenience store.

A newlywed convenience store clerk in Texas was shot to death early Friday during an armed robbery, becoming the second person to be killed at a business in the area in three months.

The Lewisville Police Department said in a Facebook post the incident happened just after midnight at a Valero gas station when two armed robbers walked in.

During the robbery, which was captured on surveillance video, one of the men apparently said nothing to 51-year-old Ashraf Lakhani before shooting her.

“It briefly shows the two suspects coming in,” Lewisville Police Capt. Dan Rochelle told FOX4. “The suspect wearing the blue zippered jacket immediately shoots her, and she falls to the ground. Then, he takes the money and they both run out of the store.”

Police said a customer interrupted the robbery. The customer saw the two men running away and discovered Lakhani lying on the floor. She was rushed to the hospital, but she did not survive.

Authorities released an image of one suspect wearing a blue zipper jacket with white stripes. The two men then fled the scene with about $200, according to police.

“Money’s not everything,” store manager Abedin Mawani told FOX4. “A life. It’s very sad.”

[Texan4Life]

The thugs exterminated her. They didn’t know her. They killed her for sport. The most racist people in America are such thugs. Whatever happened to “Wanted: Dead or Alive”?

[Texas resident]

I trust the Rangers way more that any federal law enforcement.

[Texas Fossil]

Absolutely agree. Quiet and very effective. No BS. No grandstanding. They are comfortable in their own skin, don’t have to prove anything.

[Drew68]

Turns out the dead perp was suspected in 3 other robberies of coin shops all with the exact same MO. Walk in, shoot the proprietor dead, ransack the store, and leave.

This MO lessons the chances an armed clerk can respond. The crooks maintain the element of surprise. Walk in and shoot him dead before he can even process what's happening.