Suspected Robber Killed by South Bay Jewelry Owner ID'd as Keon Bailey

TORRANCE, CA - Authorities today identified a 20-year-old man who was shot and killed by the owner of a Torrance jewelry store during an attempted robbery of the business.

The shooting occurred about noon Tuesday at Leilani's Jewelers at 18099 Prairie Ave.

Keon Bailey, 20, died at the scene, said coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter. Bailey's home town was unknown, Winter said.

Torrance police Sgt. Paul Kranke said the store owner told police that the suspect was shot during an attempted robbery at the business. The man was armed, but police don't believe he fired any shots during the attempted robbery, Kranke said.

The store owner was alone in the store at the time. Kranke said the owner was interviewed by detectives, who were trying to determine what led to the shooting.

His name was not released by police, but the Daily Breeze identified him as 59-year-old Tad Tanino, who has run the business for more than 30 years.

His daughter and the store's namesake, 38-year-old Leilani Tanino, told the newspaper that she spoke to her father by phone after the shooting.

"He said, 'I'm not hurt, but I'm not OK," she said. "He's probably quite a bit shaken up. My heart was pounding out of my chest."

--City News Service, photo via Shutterstock