7-Eleven employee attacked in downtown LA, separate store robbed in Westlake

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
7-Eleven employee attacked in DTLA, separate store robbed

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A 7-Eleven employee was attacked at a store in downtown Los Angeles.

The incident happened at the convenience store location on Los Angeles and 2nd Street around midnight Tuesday.

The employee was treated at the scene, and investigators don't think anything was taken.

Meanwhile, there was another incident at a separate 7-Eleven store in the Westlake area.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the store on Witmer Street and Wilshire Boulevard was robbed by an adult man around the same time as the downtown L.A. incident.

The suspect allegedly used force to rob the store and then dropped stolen goods while making his escape in a waiting car.

No arrests have been made in either incident.

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