ALHAMBRA, Calif. (KABC) -- A 45-year-old clerk was shot and killed late Friday evening during a robbery at a motel in Alhambra, authorities said.
A caller at 11:23 p.m. reported a medical emergency at the Ambassador Inn in the 2700 block of Valley Boulevard, said a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Alhambra police officers responded to the scene and discovered a female employee who had been shot at least once in the torso, according to a sheriff's news release. The unidentified woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation indicated she was working behind a counter when the suspect attempted to rob her and then opened fire, the statement said.
No description was immediately available of the gunman, who fled in an unknown direction.
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It was unclear if any property was stolen in the incident.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the sheriff's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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Police cordoned off an area in front of an Alhambra motel after a woman was shot and killed during a robbery on Friday, June 2, 2017. (RMG News)