Five suspects involved in a deadly gunfight with a pair of East Oakland pawn shop employees last week came in from Stockton to allegedly rob the place, police officials said.

At about 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 10, four men and one 17-year-old allegedly walked into the Cash 4 Gold pawn shop in the 7100 block of International Boulevard and started assaulting the employees, according to police.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.