Shoppers and employees described terror and chaos when shots rang out shortly before 8 p.m. The injured officer was treated for minor injuries and released from a hospital, Los Angeles Police officer Greg Kraft said.Ĭorona police did not disclose details of what led to the shooting but witnesses said there was an altercation. The man involved in the argument was killed, Corona police Lt. Witnesses said they saw a man with a Mohawk haircut arguing with someone near a freezer section when shots rang out at least six times. It was not immediately clear whether the unidentified officer was the only person who fired shots inside the store Friday night or if another person also opened fire or had a weapon.Ĭorona Police officer Tobias Kouroubacalis said Saturday he could not confirm if there was more than one shooter and said no one was in custody following the shooting that prompted a stampede of frightened shoppers to flee the store east of Los Angeles and seek cover inside. People were falling over each other.CORONA, CALIF.> An off-duty Los Angeles police officer among three people injured during a shooting inside a Costco Wholesale, killing one person, discharged his firearm inside the store, authorities said today. “It’s not very fun when you’re scared and you’re running for your life and you’re trying to open a door that says ‘emergency’ and they don’t open,” Rochelle Flores told KTLA. Some said the whole situation became even more chaotic when emergency doors wouldn´t open. Some people suffered injuries as they tried to escape the store. The man who died has not been identified. Police confirmed Saturday that the off-duty police officer fired his gun inside the store. But on Saturday police said no one was in custody. The alleged shooter was detained at the store and later taken to the hospital for an unknown injury. One subject succumbed to their injuries at the scene and three other subjects, including an off duty officer from another agency, were transported to local hospitals in unknown conditions,” Corona Police Public Information Officer Tobias Kouroubacalis wrote in a statement. “Upon entering Costco, officers located four injured people on the floor. When police arrived they found that one man had died from his injuries and three other adults were taken to local hospital for apparent gunshot wounds, including the off-duty police officer. Chaos ensued as several shots were fired and panicked shoppers and employees started running as they looked for a place to hide. There are few details about what actually happened inside the store but a law enforcement officer said that the gunman was arguing with someone when he suddenly pulled out a gun and killed the man. Among the injured was an off-duty police officer who also discharged his gun during the altercation. Three other people were injured in the crowded store in Corona, about 50 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. “You Know What? I’m Not Doing This Anymore”: The Disaster in Texas Everyone Should Have Seen ComingĪn argument inside Costco ended up having deadly consequences Friday night as a man pulled out a gun and killed the person he had been in an argument with inside the store in Southern California. The Republican Plan to Make Voting Irrelevant The Man Who Could Be Chicago’s Next Mayor Has Destroyed Public Schools Everywhere He’s Gone for 30 Years
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