2 arrested in Sacramento County jewelry store robbery attempt that killed employee

Nearly four months after a failed robbery at Chinna Jewelry in south Sacramento left a 72-year-old employee dead, two men have been arrested, authorities said.

The attempted robbery happened April 18 at the Stockton Boulevard store. Investigators with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said a group arrived in six recently stolen vehicles, including one used to ram the business.

Deputies said the suspects encountered an armed private security guard and fled without taking anything. The vehicle that crashed into the store also struck the 72-year-old employee, leaving him critically injured. He died 10 days later, the sheriff’s office said…

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