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CORONA, Calif. (AP) – A shootout at a Costco store in Southern California on Friday night provoked a riot and injured several people, witnesses said.
Police raided the store and several ambulances were parked outside the store, about 80 km from downtown Los Angeles.
Witnesses told KCAL-TV that a man wearing a Mohawk haircut was arguing with a woman with a child inside the store when he was took out his gun and started firing.
Christina Colis told the Riverside
Press-Enterprise
that she was in the production area when she heard six to seven shots.
Parcel told the newspaper that she and other buyers were hidden in a refrigerated room. She said her mother saw people injured on the ground.
Will Lungo, 45, of Corona, said that he and his wife were close to the food and alcohol sections when he heard gunshots.
"I thought someone might have dropped a bottle of wine, but I kept hearing gunshots," Lungo told Press-Enterprise. "An employee came in and helped us through the emergency exit."
Other witnesses told KCAL-TV that people have rushed to the exits. The station reported that more than 100 people were outside the store. Others apparently hid in the tire center near the store before the police allowed them to go out.
The police did not immediately confirm the reports of injuries. About 90 minutes after the report of the shooting, the department tweeted that the incident had stabilized.
"There is no apparent threat to our community vis-à-vis outstanding personalities," the tweet said.
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