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Two employees shot to death at El Cajon liquor store (Iraqi immigrant victim)
San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 3/2/2006 | Debbi Farr Baker and Greg Gross

Posted on 03/02/2006 12:44:03 PM PST by Defiant

EL CAJON – Two people working at a liquor store in a Broadway strip mall were shot to death – killed by single shots in the back of the head – inside the store late Wednesday night in what police described as a robbery gone bad.

The body of one of the victims in the liquor store shooting is removed Thursday morning. A cousin of one of the victims discovered the man and woman face-down and bleeding inside Granada Liquor, on Broadway near Mollison Avenue, when he arrived at the liquor store to check on them around 11:30 p.m., said police Sgt. Chuck Merino.

Merino said both had been shot at least once in the back of the head.

The store's two cash registers both had been emptied, but police weren't sure whether the killer had emptied them or the cash had already been removed by the employees. The store normally closes at 11 p.m., Merino said.

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She described the woman as a well-liked 22-year-old who was very active at the Saint Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral where she worked with a youth group and taught Catechism classes. She would've turned 23 on Easter Sunday.

According to Mattia, the other victim was also in his twenties and had arrived in the United States from Iraq three to six months ago. He was working two jobs to save enough money to bring the rest of his family to this country.

(Excerpt) Read more at signonsandiego.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: chaldean; elcajon; iraq
Pretty amazing that a young Iraqi survives all the turmoil at home, moves to the US, and is shot dead in a robbery within a few months. There is a large population of Iraqi Christians (Chaldeans) in the El Cajon area, east of San Diego.
1 posted on 03/02/2006 12:44:09 PM PST by Defiant
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To: Defiant

Nation of Islam graduates to murder instead of vandalism now ?


2 posted on 03/02/2006 12:45:14 PM PST by manglor
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To: Defiant

The Chaldeans run liquor stores all over San Diego. And the Cambodians seem to be the donut shop owners. Interesting how a particular group will suddenly come to dominate a specific type of business.

The Chaldeans are good, hardworking folks. I hope whoever did this gets a bullet to HIS head.


3 posted on 03/02/2006 12:49:23 PM PST by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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To: manglor

Could be, but more likely a simple robbery. Apparently, lots of cash on hand on the first of the month. We will see. I can't imagine making that phone call to Iraq and explaining to the family.


4 posted on 03/02/2006 12:49:29 PM PST by Defiant (DhUmmitude: A fear of Bush spying and of offending Islamic fanatics.)
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To: John Jorsett

I bet the Chaldeans are working on that right now. They are tough, and stick together.


5 posted on 03/02/2006 12:50:47 PM PST by Defiant (DhUmmitude: A fear of Bush spying and of offending Islamic fanatics.)
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To: John Jorsett

"I hope whoever did this gets a bullet to HIS head."

I hope so too.



6 posted on 03/02/2006 12:56:38 PM PST by Old Grumpy
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To: Defiant

Some of the nicest people I met in San Diego were Chaldean. My male hairdresser, the best one I ever had, was Chaldean. I still go see him when I'm in San Diego.


7 posted on 03/02/2006 1:05:28 PM PST by Hildy (The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth)
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To: Old Grumpy

Coat the bullet with pig fat.


8 posted on 03/02/2006 1:07:15 PM PST by 2ndClassCitizen
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To: Defiant
in what police described as a robbery gone bad.

I've hated that phrase from the day I first heard it. A killing is not the result of something that the perp decided was the wrong thing to do. Armed robbery,unless armed with a pez dispenser,is bad

9 posted on 03/02/2006 1:10:13 PM PST by Doogle (USAF...8thAF...4077th TFW...408th MMS...Ubon Thailand..."69"..Night Line Delivery,AMMO)
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To: Hildy
You know, an intelligent immigration policy that assumes a need for cheap labor would seek to ensure that as many of these type of people are allowed in. Hard working, with beliefs that will allow them to blend into American life well. Instead of tearing the fabric of the country apart, they add to it. I wonder if we could promote conversion in the Arab world by making it easier to immigrate here if they are Christian. Oops, that is unthinkable.

But it was the kind of thinking that our immigration policy was based on until the 1960's. Thanks, Ted.

10 posted on 03/02/2006 1:10:37 PM PST by Defiant (DhUmmitude: A fear of Bush spying and of offending Islamic fanatics.)
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To: Defiant

Alot of the Iraqi Christians who came here, and mostly settled in Michigan, were very highly educated Iraqi's. My hairdresser was a great businessman. He owned the salon and when I left, was opening a middle-eastern restaurant in the same shopping center. One of this hairdressers was a vet in Iraq.


11 posted on 03/02/2006 1:26:01 PM PST by Hildy (The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth)
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To: Defiant

This is a mooslem hit. I hope the cops are looking for mooslem perps.


13 posted on 03/02/2006 1:34:33 PM PST by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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To: Baynative

That sounds very much like the approach taken by many Chinese immigrants. It's well-suited to groups who have a lot of cohesion due to familial and social ties. Screw up, squander the funds, or don't pay them back and you'll digrace not only yourself but your entire family.


14 posted on 03/02/2006 1:38:11 PM PST by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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