Red beans and rice?
At best, he did not really want to shoot anybody, and/or he was out of ammo. At least, he only asked for a meal at the restaurant., and left the convenience store with nothing.
I know, I know, you’ve got to “Look at the bright side of life! Look at the bright side of life! All together now!”
“The man, identified as Agustin Ayala Castellanos of the Watsonville and Pajaro areas, was arrested a week after his first crime.”
How do they know it was his first crime - and is he citizen or illegal?