On Thursday, a 14-year-old girl was killed at a Los Angeles clothing store after police opened fire on a suspicious man, who was also fatally injured.
The girl was hidden in a dressing room, according to The Los Angeles Times, where she was hit through the wall by the bullets. In addition to the two fatalities, a woman was injured in the incident. The nature of her injuries is unclear.
Police responded Thursday to a report at a clothing store in the American city, where eyewitnesses said they saw a man harassing a woman with “a deadly weapon”. According to local media, it would have been a chainsaw. However, it is unclear why the police opened fire on the suspect.
“This is heartbreaking, and I have no words for it,” the chief of police told the American newspaper on Thursday evening. An investigation is underway into the cause of the incident. Video footage should show exactly what happened.
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