By City News Service
Photo: Universal Images Group Editorial
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A 20-year-old man was charged today in connection with the shooting death of a Rite Aid employee in Glassell Park who was killed while confronting shoplifters.
Anthony Lemus of Glassell Park is set to be arraigned Aug. 26 in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on one count each of murder and second-degree robbery involving the July 15 killing of Miguel Penaloza, 36.
The charges include allegations that Lemus personally used a handgun in the commission of the crime.
Lemus surrendered Monday at the Los Angeles Police Department's Central station, according to Los Angeles police. He has remained behind bars in lieu of $2 million bail, jail records show.