Malik Patt, the suspect in a series of shootings and robberies at Los Angeles area 7-Eleven stores, was arraigned Tuesday on three murder charges and faces a possible death sentence.
Three people died and other victims were hospitalized in the crime spree of which Mr. Patt is accused. The first was a homeless man shot in the head outside a 7-Eleven after a robbery on July 9. The other two deaths came on July 11, a promotional day for the chain.
Mr. Patt, 20, faces three felony counts of “special circumstances” murder, which allows prosecutors to seek his execution.