Mason teen killed in alleged convenience store hold up

A Mason teen was shot and killed early Monday morning after allegedly trying to rob a gas station in Hamilton County, Springfield Twp. police said.

Lashawn Daniels, 19, from the 700 block of Eagleview Court in Mason allegedly pulled a gun on an employee at the Sevenhills Sunoco, 10960 Hamilton Ave., around 12:30 a.m. Monday morning, police said. Daniels allegedly forced the employee behind the counter and demanded cash from the register.

As the employee was complying with Daniels’ demands, a second employee came from an office area and several shots were fired, police said. The store employees were not injured. Daniels died at the scene, police said.

The incident remains under investigation, Springfield Twp. police said.

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