UPDATE: LAPD arrests suspect in connection with fatal shooting outside Trader Joe’s grocery store in Los Angeles

A suspect has been taken into custody by LAPD in connection with a shooting incident outside a Trader Joe’s grocery store in Los Angeles, California.

Sunday, April 2 at 3:55am

LAPD has arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting incident outside a Trader Joe’s grocery store in Los Angeles, according to nbcnews.com. The news outlet quoted Officer J. Chavez as informing it that the suspect was being taken into custody.

Margaret Stewart, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson, said that the deceased victim was a 45-year-old male who died at the scene. Two others were serious to critical in the hospital said officials. They were a 45-year-old male and a 35-year-old female.

Sunday, April 2 at 1:48am

One person is reported to have been fatally shot and three more injured – with two said to be in critical condition – after an incident this Saturday, April 1. It allegedly occurred at around 3:45pm in the car parking area outside a Trader Joe’s grocery store in Los Angeles, California. It is believed to be the store located in Canoga Park.

Homicide investigation in the area of Vanowen and Fallbrook in West Hills. A Public Information Officer is responding to the scene and we will provide further details as they become available.

— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) April 2, 2023

#BREAKING Shooting in Canoga Park Trader Joe’s#CanogaPark – #CA
3 people have been shot, with a possible 4th victim. 2 victims are in critical condition with one dead.

— CaliforniaNewsWatch (@CANews_Watch) April 1, 2023

LAPD is said to have launched a massive hunt for the alleged gunman who fled the scene after the shootings occurred, as reported by @rawsalerts. The suspect is thought to have escaped driving a red Honda vehicle. Video footage posted on social media shows emergency teams attempting to administer CPR to one of the shooting victims.

🚨#BREAKING: Multiple people have been shot at Trader Joe’s Grocery

📌#LosAngeles | #California

Currently a massive response underway as multiple people have been shot at a Trader Joe’s Grocery reports are saying that 3-4 people have been shot with at least one fatality… pic.twitter.com/hqBn218d6U

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April 1, 2023

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