Oxnard, SA --- This morning the community mourns 2 teenagers shot and killed while working at the Stop N Go food store in bicentennial plaza. Bill Pivernick, 19 and Angelina D'Amato, 18 came in to work the overnight shift and were brutally killed in a robbery gone wrong. At approximately 11:45 Oxnard Police responded to a silent alarm activation at the Stop N Go in the Bicentennial Plaza, Several nearby residents also called 911 after hearing what they thought were gunshots. Upon arrival Oxnard police were shocked to find Ms. D'Amato with a gunshot wound to her abdomen behind the register while Mr. Pivernick on the floor holding a coffee pot with a gunshot to his neck. Shiloh county D'Amato was transported to Shiloh County General Hospital the regions only trauma center and pronounced dead an hour later while Pivernick was pronounced dead on scene. A security camera was recently installed following a rash of similar robberies last fall. Footage released by Oxnard police shows a Black Male in his early to mid 20s brandishing a gun at D'Amato while  Pivernick attempted to thwart the robbery with a glass carafe of hot coffee. The unidentified assailant then turned around and shot Pivernick once he was down he saw D'Amato attempt to call 911 and he shot her 3 times in the abdomen. The security camera in the parking lot shows him fleeing in a dark color Chrysler LeBaron. Law Enforcment reports no money was taken.

Bill Pivernick and Angelina D'Amato were both born in Oxnard and had promising lives ahead of them. Bill Pivernick was a student at Crescent Falls University Majoring in Computer Science while Angelina D'Amato was in cosmetology and dreamed of owning a salon. In an early morning press conference Sheriff Roger Boyle said "These promising young people's lives were cut short while they were trying to better themselves by working to put themselves through school. As a Father, I mourn with their families. As a Law Enforcement officer I promise to bring the person who did this to justice." Coworkers familiar with the victims said that they were always joking around and made work fun. Pivernick's Mother, Linda Pivernick said "My son was smart intelligent person and all he was trying to do was better himself When this piece of garbage shot him for trying to protect his friend." D'Amato's family declined comment.

Law Enforcement sources state they are looking through the footage and attempting to identify the individual who is described as a black man of average build approximately 6 feet tall with a beard. The vehicle in the footage is described as an early 80s Chrysler Lebaron. Dark in color with either Saratoga or New York Plates. Anyone with information leading to the identification is urged to call the Shiloh County Homicide tip line at 651-5000