UPDATED: Robbery Ends In Death In Fairfield

Most recent update 5:27 p.m. 6/29:

By Bay City News Service

The owner of a grocery store died of an irregular heartbeat
triggered by the assault in his business Tuesday night, according to an
autopsy today.
          Solano County coroner's Deputy Ray Lamb said Ho Jun Kim, 70, the
owner of the Travis Dairy at 140 E. Travis Blvd., died of "cardiac arrhythmia
due to emotional distress caused by an assault."
          "He had a bad heart and had surgery before," Lamb said.
          Fairfield police Lt. Greg Hurlbut said Kim called police around
7:50 p.m. Tuesday to report he had been robbed and needed an ambulance.
          Three suspects pepper-sprayed Kim and left the minimart with a
cash register and a video camera Kim used to record his daily business
activities, Hurlbut said.
          A witness said three black males in their late teens went into the
business but Kim said the suspects were white, Hurlbut said.
          The suspects were driving a light brown or tan late model Honda,
Hurlbut said.
          Kim was taken to the NorthBay Medical Center in Vacaville, where
he died at 8:36 p.m., the coroner's office said.
          Police are investigating other robberies where pepper spray was
used, Hurlbut said.

Update 6/29:

By Bay City News Service

The Solano County coroner's office has identified the man who died
after being attacked at his Fairfield grocery store on Tuesday evening as
70-year-old Ho Kim.
Deputy Coroner Jackson Harris said the cause of death has not been
determined and an autopsy is scheduled for today.
Fairfield police Lt. Greg Hurlbut said the victim called police
around 7:50 p.m. to report that he had been robbed at his business in the 100
block of East Travis Boulevard and needed an ambulance.
He told officers that three suspects had attacked him in his
store, Travis Dairy. He was taken to NorthBay Medical Center where he died at
8:36 p.m.
Witnesses described the suspects as three black males in their
late teens. They took a cash register and a video recorder and left in a
brown or tan late-model Honda or similar vehicle, Hurlbut said.
Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call police at
(707) 428-7300 or Solano County Crime Stoppers at (707) 644-7867.        

Original article 6/29:

By Bay City News Service

          A business owner in Fairfield died from injuries sustained when
his store was robbed Tuesday night, police said.
          The business owner called police and reported that his store had
been robbed and he needed an ambulance, police said.
          Emergency crews responded to the 100 block of East Travis
Boulevard shortly before 8 p.m.
          The victim told officers that three suspects had attacked him in
his store. The victim was taken to a trauma center where he succumbed to his
injuries, police said.
          The suspects stole several items from the store including a cash
register and a video recorder, according to police.
          Witnesses reported seeing three black males in their late teens
enter the store at the time of the robbery.
          The suspects' vehicle was described as a brown or tan late model
Honda or a similar car.
          Anyone with information is asked to call police at (707)
428-428-7300 or Solano County CrimeStoppers at (707) 644-7867.

Correction 6/29: The headline has been changed from an earlier version to be more accurate.