Man caught stealing 2 cans of beer charged with murdering store clerk with baseball bat
Santos De La Rosa was charged with murder for allegedly beating a California store clerk to death with a baseball bat because he was caught stealing two cans of beer.
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A 21-year-old man in California was arrested last month for allegedly beating a convenience store clerk to death with a baseball bat after the victim caught and confronted him for trying to steal two cans of beer from the store. Santos De La Rosa this week was formally charged with one count of murder, one count of second-degree robbery, and one count of assault with a deadly weapon in the brutal August slaying of Yohannes “John” Tewolde, authorities announced.
According to a press release from the San Francisco Police Department, SFPD officers from the Richmond District at about 9:31 p.m. on Aug. 24 responded to a call about a reported robbery and aggravated assault at a Richmond Market convenience store located in the 3900 block of Balboa Street.
Upon arriving at the scene, first responders located the 60-year-old store clerk — later identified as Tewolde — “lying on the ground and unconscious.” Police called for emergency medical assistance and the victim was transported to a local hospital after suffering “life-threatening injuries” in the attack. Despite the best efforts of hospital staffers, Tewolde succumbed to his injuries after spending several days in a coma and was pronounced dead on Aug. 29.
