[dighton]

BTW, it is not Tragedy plaguing convenience stores. It is armed criminals who are plaguing convenience stores.

tragedy : n Anything really, really bad that happens to people.

-- The Hack's Pocket Dictionary.

[Orual]

A fellow with a gun went in at 8:45 a.m. to rob the place.

fel.low: Merriam-Webster definition:

1 : COMRADE, ASSOCIATE
2 a : an equal in rank, power, or character : PEER b : one of a pair : MATE
3 : a member of a group having common characteristics; specifically : a member of an incorporated literary or scientific society
4 :obsolete a: a person of one of the lower social classes b : a worthless man or boy
5 : an incorporated member of a college or collegiate foundation especially in a British university
6 : a person appointed to a position granting a stipend and allowing for advanced study or research

The author of the article is most likely unaware of definition #4, but that would have been a much better description of the perp than "fellow".

[aculeus]

tragedy : n Anything really, really bad that happens to people.

... preferable to more judgmental terms such as crime, massacre, outrage, etc.