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Police said that they were trying to determine what pushed a man to shoot his grandmother and injure another woman before crashing into his car and getting caught. flee to a busy supermarket where dozens of people have been taken hostage.
Police officers stand guard near a crushed vehicle in front of a Trader Joe's store in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
Source: Associated Press
A woman was shot when the shooter ran into Trader Joe's supermarket in the Silver Lake section of Los Angeles on Saturday, but none of the hostages were seriously injured before the gunfighter. The man was injured and surrendered about three hours later, the police said. The man's grandmother was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday.
The man shot his grandmother seven times and injured another woman, which he forced to get into a car, police said. The policemen followed the car, pursued it and exchanged fire with the man, who crashed into a pole in front of the supermarket, and then ran to the inside. . Some people inside the supermarket climbed through the windows and others barricaded themselves in the rooms as dozens of policemen, firefighters and 18 ambulances converged on the scene and prepared to do so. many casualties
He was standing on the side of the store and was using mirrors to look inward while the hostage negotiators were trying to convince the man to release his 40 to 50 hostages and surrender.
At around 18:30, the man agreed to handcuff himself. the entrance door, surrounded by four of the hostages. The unidentified man was immediately placed in custody
. Mayor Eric Garcetti congratulated police and firefighters for their work and cried the loss of life at Trader Joe's, where he and his wife were regularly shopping.
"The heroism that was shown today was unparalleled, and the teams that were able to respond, secure the perimeter, and engage in conversation with the suspect have no doubt saved lives today. ", he said.
Among those who survived in the afternoon, 91-year-old Don Kohles lived in the neighborhood and was walking in the supermarket when he saw "two police cars coming in like a bat from hell "and the man crashed into the perch.
out, and the police started shooting at him while he ran toward the supermarket. Kohles rushed inside, and he and others took cover when the man ran up.
"Those bullets happened right behind me while he was running in the middle aisle," Kohles said.
Christian Dunlop, a real estate agent and actor who lives nearby and frequents the Trader Joe, was in a corner near the store when he saw four people running short. A person, an employee, was dragging a wounded woman by the hands.
"She looked lifeless," says Dunlop.
He then saw about five employees dragging a window from the second floor and falling to the ground. 15 other people run to safety at the back of the store. Among them was a police officer carrying a small child, he said.
"I know all the employees," said Dunlop. "I see them all the time, my heart was beating and thinking of all the infinite possibilities."
Police Chief Michel Moore said the gunman made a "series of demands" during the crisis period, but the negotiators thought he could persuade him. to engage peacefully.
The police are not sure of what led to the initial violence that produced the car chase and stalemate. Moore said around 1:30 pm The suspect shot his grandmother and another woman in a South Los Angeles home, then forced the other woman to enter her grandmother's car. The other woman suffered a grazing injury.
The police followed the car with the help of a stolen vehicle tracking system and attempted to arrest the man in Hollywood, but he refused to go to court. stop, said Mr. Moore. During the chase, the man shot police officers and fired through the rear window of his car.
Outside the store, the man again exchanged shots with the police and the woman was shot. It was not clear whether she died of a police shot or was shot by the shooter. Moore said police and firefighters reacted quickly but could not save her.
Firefighters said six people, aged 12 to 81, had been transported to the hospital. None had been shot and all were in fair condition.
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