A suspect was shot and killed by a California Highway Patrol officer outside the Los Cerritos Center Friday following a pursuit.
Video footage circulating on social media depicts sounds of gunshots, prompting shoppers to frantically run from stores into the parking lot, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. Friday, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. It stemmed from a police pursuit, FOX11 reported, citing information from the CHP.
Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics arrived at the shopping center and took the suspect to a hospital where he died, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau reported.
Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau detectives assisted the CHP in the investigation of the shooting, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
The details surrounding what led up to the pursuit remain unknown.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.