NORTH HOLLYWOOD >> A man shot and killed by police at the end of a chase in North Hollywood is the same person dubbed the Penny-Pincher Bandit, who was being sought in connection with an armed robbery at a Canoga Park convenience store, police said today.

The suspect was nicknamed the Penny-Pincher Bandit because he allegedly reached into the take-a-penny-leave-a-penny tray during the robbery at gunpoint just before midnight Saturday.

The coroner’s office Saturday released the name of the man shot and killed by police at the end of a chase in North Hollywood who was sought in connection with an armed robbery at a Canoga Park convenience store.

He was Juan Andres Barillas, 37, of North Hollywood.

Barillas made off with cigarettes and more than $800 in cash, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

He was killed in an officer-involved shooting at the end of a car chase about 4:30 p.m. Thursday in the 12000 block of Vose Street, near Laurel Canyon Boulevard.

The pursuit began when undercover LAPD detectives were in the area of Kittridge Street and Radford Avenue investigating a series of robberies in the San Fernando Valley and Burbank.

They came across a possible suspect, who fled in a silver BMW, prompting a short chase and the subsequent shooting.

Barillas was wounded and taken to a hospital, where he died, LAPD Lt. Chris Ramirez said. No officers were injured.

Meanwhile, police in Burbank and Los Angeles are investigating the suspect’s connection to a 37-year-old Georgia man named Michael Clouse, who was arrested about 7 p.m. Thursday outside a hotel in the 11200 block of Vanowen Street in North Hollywood, Burbank police Sgt. Derek Green said.

Clouse allegedly committed armed robberies early Monday at a Subway sandwich shop and a nearby 7-Eleven store, both in Burbank, Green said.

Investigators believe the same suspect robbed at least two other 7-Eleven stores in the North Hollywood area, Green said.

Green said Burbank police believe Clouse was acquainted with the Penny-Pincher Bandit, but it was unclear if the two men had committed crimes together.

Clouse has been booked on suspicion of robbery and was being held in lieu of $200,000 bail, Green said.