BALTIMORE — A Sunday afternoon robbery turned into a deadly shooting at a Canton T-Mobile store leaving employees at neighboring businesses contemplating their own safety.
“It’s never been this close to where I’ve worked here, and I’ve worked at this Cold Stone for about five years,” said Robert Dion, “I mean it’s Baltimore, but it’s never been this close to where I’ve been before so it feels a little different this time.”
Police say two men entered the store, announced a robbery and ended up shooting a 23-year-old employee, identified as Fabian Alberto Sanchez Gonzalez, who died a day later.
We’re told the T-Mobile store has been targeted by robbers before, but never with this violent outcome.
“I couldn’t imagine. I would have just let it… ‘Hey, whatever you need.’ I want to go home, you know?” said Brad Urban who works next door to where the shooting unfolded, “I can only imagine.”
Following the shooting, the two men demanded property from customers inside the store and ran away.
Less than 24 hours following the shooting, detectives returned to the shopping center looking for leads.
The T-Mobile store remained closed, as neighboring stores and their workers attempted to return to normal business.
“I feel for the next couple of weeks, it’s going to be fresh in everyone’s mind,” said Dion, “and we’re going to take some extra precautions and definitely keep a lookout.”
A spokesperson for T-Mobile sent WMAR a statement concerning the shooting.
"This is a horrible situation that occurred at one of our third-party retailers. Our thoughts are with the employee who was involved, and we’ll do what we can to support the ongoing investigation."
Anyone with information can contact detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
A GoFundMe was started to help with funeral preparations.
