Victim Injured, Vehicle Struck by Gunfire During Armed Robbery

SIMI VALLEY, CA, Aug. 30 (KNN) — A victim was pistol-whipped and his SUV was struck by gunfire during an armed robbery in a parking lot early Wednesday morning.

Simi Valley police officers responded to a robbery in progress with shots fired around 4:20 a.m. in the parking lot of a shopping center in the 5100 block of East Los Angeles Avenue in Simi Valley.

Upon arrival, officers learned the victim was sitting in his vehicle in a parking lot when he was approached by two adult Hispanic males, according to the Simi Valley PD.

One of the suspects pointed a firearm at the victim and demanded all of his property. During the robbery, the victim was struck in the head with the firearm, which discharged a round into the victim’s vehicle, reported the Simi Valley PD.

The police department said the victim sustained a laceration to the back of his head. A bullet hole was located through the passenger door of the vehicle by officers at the location.

The suspects fled the scene in a black pickup truck eastbound on Los Angeles Avenue.

It is not known at this time what property was stolen from the victim.

Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to contact Simi Valley Police Department Detective Lam at (805) 583-6959.

Gabriel Pabon, Video Journalist / KNN