Armed robbers hit two LA County 7-Eleven stores overnight

Armed robbers hit two Los Angeles County 7-Eleven stores overnight, according to sheriff's deputies.

The first incident happened at around 12:30 a.m. in the 4800 block of Tempe City Boulevard in Temple City, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Nearly an hour later, deputies responded to reports of another robbery at the store located in the 2700 block of Huntington Drive in Duarte, the statement continued.

In both instances, which were separated by about eight miles, store employees were held at gunpoint while the two suspects described as males wearing masks.

Though deputies say that the description of the suspects in both cases is similar, they have not reported if they are connected.

It's unclear how much money, if any, was taken in either robbery.

These incidents are part of a seemingly growing trend plaguing Los Angeles County in recent weeks. On several occasions, mobs of bike-riding burglars have ransacked stores. It happened on back-to-back weekends in August, targeting stores in downtown LA and Hollywood .

About a week later, a group that possibly came from a nearby street takeover mobbed a 7-Eleven in San Pedro, taking off with thousands of dollars worth of goods.