Police Tuesday are investigating the shooting of two security guards– one critically wounded — outside the Target store at the FIGat7th shopping mall in downtown Los Angeles.
Officers responded to the outdoor mall in the 700 block of South Figueroa Street, near Seventh Street, around 8:55 p.m. Monday to reports of several shots fired, police said.
The two victims were taken to a hospital, with one reportedly in a critical condition, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Store surveillance video showed the suspect attempting to walk out with a suitcase containing unpaid items but when confronted by the security guards, he produced a handgun and fired multiple rounds at the victims.
The suspect rode away from the area on a bicycle, police added. He was last seen leaving the scene toward Eighth Street, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing information from police radio calls.
LAPD Investigators described the suspect as a white man with Afro-styled hair and he was last seen wearing all black clothing and a gray backpack.