LOCAL : Busboy Shot by Robber Dies

A busboy who was shot in the back last week during an attempted robbery at a Garden Grove restaurant has died as a result of his wounds, police said.

Margarito Alvarado, 25, was paralyzed from the neck down after being shot March 14, Garden Grove Police Sgt. Randy Tucker said. Authorities at UCI Medical Center in Orange at first had listed Alvarado, whose address is not known, in fair condition.

“But he took a turn for the worse,” Tucker said Wednesday night. “I was surprised to hear that he had died.”

During the robbery attempt, a lone gunman entered Mihoo Restaurant in the 9000 block of Garden Grove Boulevard and demanded money.

The gunman, who is still at large, shot at the employees of the restaurant as they tried to flee. After shooting Alvarado, the man fled without taking any money.

The shooting is still under investigation, Tucker said.