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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Young woman dies after alleged attack by boss at 7-Eleven. Police investigate death as homicide
Family members of Jessica McLaughlin — a young woman who they say was violently attacked by her 7-Eleven manager, leaving her on life support — have said their last goodbyes after losing hope for a medical miracle. McLaughlin died in a hospital on Wednesday, eight days after she was attacked at the Los Angeles convenience store, her family said. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating her death as a homicide and continuing to search for the woman suspected in the deadly assault. The 24-year-old went to work on June 24 at the 7-Eleven store in the 5700 block of Melrose Avenue, Sean McLaughlin said in a GoFundMe post set up to help pay for his sister's funeral expenses. An unidentified manager attacked the young woman inside the store, her family alleges. Police said the incident began as a verbal dispute that escalated into a physical confrontation. Officers responded shortly around 2 p.m. after a report of battery and found an unconscious woman. McLaughlin's manager attacked her after the argument, her family said, based on a witness who saw the attack and spoke to police. "She held her down, sat on top of her, and didn't let her breathe," Sean McLaughlin wrote in the post about the unnamed manager. Clancey McLaughlin told news station KTLA that his daughter's brain was deprived of oxygen for more than 10 minutes. "She's basically declared brain-dead now," he said Monday. He claimed that the suspect bullied his daughter and that she pulled her by the hair as McLaughlin was leaving work on the day of the attack. Her family said McLaughlin collapsed after she was able to get free of her attacker. She told her co-workers to call 911, saying she couldn't breathe. The 911 caller told the Los Angeles Fire Department that McLaughlin was unconscious and someone had performed CPR on her but that she did not revive. She was taken to the hospital in grave condition, according to the LAFD. Her family claims that the manager attempted to delete security camera footage of the confrontation while co-workers were performing CPR and calling for help. The manager fled on her bike, McLaughlin's family alleges. Police have not released a description of the suspect. Detectives have obtained video evidence of the scene but are not sharing it with the public at this time, police said. In a statement, 7-Eleven said the employee involved in the fight had been fired and that it was cooperating with police in their investigation. 'Our hearts are with those impacted during this difficult time," the company said in a statement. McLaughlin's family said she was an innocent victim, according to the GoFundMe post. Her family said she never regained consciousness and suffered severe brain damage due to a lack of oxygen. "Her brain had stopped functioning. After getting second opinions and doing everything we could, we have to make the impossible decision to let her go," Sean McLaughlin said. Anyone with information about the death is asked to contact Operations West Bureau Homicide detectives at (213) 473-9470. After-hours information can be left at (877) 527-3247, and anonymous tips can be left at (800) 222-8477. Times staff reporter Libor Jany contributed to this report. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
Los Angeles 7-Eleven employee allegedly beaten by manager taken off life support, family says
The family of a 24-year-old woman who was allegedly beaten by her manager at a 7-Eleven confirms that they have taken her off of life support after days in the hospital. Jessica McLaughlin was at work on June 24 at around 2:10 p.m. when the incident occurred at the convenience store located in the 5700 block of Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, according to her family. Los Angeles police confirmed that they were dispatched to the location that day after received reports of a battery that had occurred. "Preliminary information indicated that two women became involved in a verbal dispute inside the business that escalated into a physical confrontation," said a news release from LAPD. They arrived and found McLaughlin unconscious on the floor of the store. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where family members said that she was brain dead and on life support until Wednesday. McLaughlin's father, while speaking with CBS News Los Angeles, has accused the store manager of repeatedly hitting his daughter in the face, dragging her to the floor by her hair and attacking her so viciously that by the time it ended she was unable to breathe. "We collectively know that this is the right thing to do as hard as it is," said Clancey McLaughlin on Monday. "I wouldn't wish this on anybody, I wouldn't even know how to explain how difficult this is. ... It's the worst feeling ever." He said that barring a miracle, he would have to say goodbye to his daughter on Wednesday. "Wednesady is gonna be the last day, even though she's laying in that bed, it's gonna be the last day we ever see her," he said. Jessica's father on Wednesday confirmed that his daughter was taken off of life support and died at 10:34 a.m. After Jessica was taken off of life support, police said that they were officially laughing a homicide investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. They did not, however, identify a suspect or note if any arrests have been made. "Investigators have obtained video evidence of the incident but are not releasing it at this time," LAPD said. 7-Eleven, Inc. also shared a statement on the incident, which said: "Our hearts are with those impacted during this difficult time. The suspect has been terminated, and we continue to fully cooperate with law enforcement in their investigation.
