3 suspected thieves target tobacco shop, shop owner smokes one of them in return [VIDEO]

An attempted armed robbery at a Norwalk tobacconist took a fatal turn for one of the perpetrators when the store owner shot and killed him Tuesday morning.

The incident happened on Firestone Boulevard around 9 a.m., Lt. Johnsen of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed.

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The store owner reported that he had shot one of the suspects in self-defense, which led to the suspect being found in an alley with a gunshot wound to the chest.

Despite being taken to the hospital, the suspect did not survive the encounter and the incident was marked as a homicide by LAST.

The two remaining perpetrators attempted to flee, but were thwarted as their getaway car was engulfed, forcing them to flee on foot.

Law enforcement quickly initiated a containment area to locate and arrest the fleeing suspects.

Aerial footage of the scene captured a dark coupe surrounded by shopping carts, showing the aftermath of the failed robbery attempt.