MANHATTAN BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Police say they have identified a man suspected of violently attacking a clerk during a robbery at a Manhattan Beach smoke shop.
The robbery at the Cigar and Smoke Shop on Artesia Boulevard was captured on tape. It occurred 4 p.m. on Aug. 16.
Security footage shows the suspect in a button-down shirt and tie walking into the shop with his hands inside a long and narrow cardboard box and talking to the clerk.
Within seconds, the suspect can be seen on the footage pulling a gun out of a cardboard box and demanding money from the employee, police said.
According to police, the robber then handcuffed the victim in the back room whose throat was subsequently slashed.
The victim was taken to a local hospital where he underwent surgery. He has been listed in stable condition.
A statement issued by Manhattan Beach police on Sunday identified the suspect as 18-year-old Tyler Rodgers. According to authorities, Rodgers is currently on probation for robbery.
Anyone with more information about this case is asked to contact the Manhattan Beach Police Department.
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