Robber kills Filipino employee at a Las Vegas Walgreens

The victim, Antonino Isnit.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — A Filipino worker at a Walgreens was shot and killed during a robbery allegedly committed by a former coworker on Friday morning, December 26, a police report disclosed.

Police say the alleged robber, Jin Ackerman, 25, worked with the victim, Antonino Isnit, 58, three years ago at the Walgreens on 8500 W. Cheyenne Ave., near Rampart Boulevard. A SWAT team served a search warrant and arrested Ackerman on Friday.

Ackerman is accused of robbing the location and fatally shooting Isnit, according to the Las Vegas Sun.

Ackerman allegedly entered the Cheyenne location about 4 a.m. Friday and robbed the store of $5,000 to $7,000 in cash. He held another employee and Isnit at gunpoint. The suspect allegedly pointed his gun at Isnit, telling him, “Sorry, Tony, but you know me,” according to the police report.

Suspected killer, Jin Ackerman.

The suspect fired multiple times at Isnit and instructed the female employee to sit on the floor. He fled the scene. Police dispatched to the scene found 11 shell casings near Isnit’s body.

Police said witnesses also identified Ackerman as the person who robbed a Walgreens in the 9400 block of West Desert Inn Boulevard, near South Fort Apache Road, two days earlier.