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One Dead In Hostage Standoff At Trader Joes In Los Angeles; Suspect In Custody – Update

Associated Press

WRITETHRU, 7:49 PM: A woman was killed during a three-hour standoff at the Trader Joes in Silver Lake that ended with a suspect taken into custody. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and LAPD Chief Michel Moore said at a news conference that the woman was shot inside the store as the unidentified suspect exchanged gunfire with police. Garcetti said authorities were able to get the woman out but could not save her.

Police said they were chasing the suspect when he crashed his stolen car into a power pole outside the store at 2738 Hyperion Ave. and ran inside while engaging officers in a gun battle. He was wanted for shooting his grandmother and another woman during a domestic dispute in south L.A. at about 1:30 PM. The 28-year-old suspect also shot another woman at that scene then dragged her into the grandmothers 2015 Toyota Camry sedan and took off in it.

Garcetti said the grandmother was undergoing surgery at a local hospital but is expected to survive. Police did not update the condition of the other victim of the South L.A. shooting nor did they disclose her relationship to the suspect. A Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said earlier that a 20-year-old woman was in stable condition at a local hospital with unspecified injuries but did not offer any other details.

#UPDATE: We have successfully taken the suspect into custody without incident. The situation remains fluid as officers move forward clearing the location.

— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 22, 2018

Multiple local TV news stations and CNN were live on the scene of the standoff. Police had cordoned off multiple blocks around the store near Los Feliz Boulevard and Rowena Avenue.and told news crews at the scene not to show the market on live TV as they assessed the situation. At least four hostages were seen exiting the store while LAPD crisis negotiators communicated with the suspect. He ended up handcuffing himself inside the store and was taken into custody “without incident.”

LAFD public information officer David Ortiz said 18 ambulances and 100 firefighters are at the scene during the standoff. Police didnt disclose how many officers were there, but dozens could be seen in TV coverage — including many SWAT team members — and a Bearcat armored vehicle was set up the entrance of the market. Sharpshooters had been positioned rooftops of nearby buildings.

Officials said the incident began with the double shooting on 32nd Street in the LAPDs Newton division. They said the suspect shot his grandmother “about seven times” and also shot and wounded the other woman. After the suspect fled in the older womans car, Hollywood-area officers located it using LoJack and began a pursuit that led to northeast area of L.A. and ended when he struck a power outside the Trader Joes.

President Donald Trump was briefed on the hostage situation and sent out this tweet at 5:21 PM PT:

Watching Los Angeles possible hostage situation very closely. Active barricaded suspect. L.A.P.D. working with Federal Law Enforcement.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 22, 2018

LAFD public information officer David Ortiz said 18 ambulances and 100 firefighters are on the scene. Police didnt disclose how many officers are there, dozens can be seen, along with many SWAT team members and a Bearcat armored vehicle, which is set up the entrance. Sharpshooters are positioned rooftops of nearby buildings.

The store is at 2738 Hyperion Ave., between Los Feliz and Rowena Avenue. Ortiz said a family-reunification center is set up at the LAPDs Northeast Station, 3353 North San Fernando Road.

CNN broke into its programming and was live from the scene as of 4:40 PM. The cable news networks Miguel Marquez lives in the neighborhood and was quick to reach the scene.

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