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Los Angeles police fatally shot a 14-year-old girl in a Burlington Coat Factory while firing at a male suspect
[MSN] Los Angeles police fatally shot a 14-year-old girl inside a Burlington Coat Factory dressing room on Thursday when they opened fire on a male suspect inside the North Hollywood store. The shooting suspect was also killed in the police shooting, authorities said.  Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded just before noon to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. When they arrived, "officers encountered the suspect, who was in the process of assaulting another person," Officer Drake Madison told Insider. Police then opened fire. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. A man and a woman were listed as deceased, but officials did not immediately clarify which victim was the suspect. [insider@insider.com] One victim was transported to a hospital for injuries sustained during the attack, police said. Their condition is unknown. When LAPD officers open fire, internal inquiries, as well as an investigation by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is triggered, according to NBC News. Police said they plan to review surveillance footage amid an ongoing investigation. A representative for Burlington Coat Factory did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Officer Drake Madison, a spokesperson for the department said that the suspect was taken into custody and died at the scene. Los Angeles Police chief, Michel R. Moore, said that the shooting was the "worst thing anyone can imagine." The police did not immediately release the 14-year-old girl’s name who had been in the dressing room with her mother trying on dresses for a quinceañera. Nicholas Prange, a spokesperson with the Fire Department said that another woman was injured and taken to a trauma center. Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2021-12-24 |
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