AP Los Angeles
About two hours before taking the hostages, police say the man shot his grandmother seven times and wounded another woman, who he forced into a car. Police chased the vehicle and exchanged gunfire with the man, who crashed into a pole outside the Trader Joe’s in the city’s Silver Lake section and ran inside.
Trader Joe’s!
Frightened customers and workers dove for cover as police bullets fired at the suspect shattered the store’s glass doors.
Yikes! I’ve made a lot of mistakes that I should pay for, but craving Pumpkin Joe-Joe’s shouldn’t be one of them.
Outside the store, the man exchanged gunfire with police again and (a) woman was shot and killed, Moore said. It was not clear if she died from police gunfire or was killed by the gunman. (Spoilers: police shot her)
And…
“Those bullets went right over the back of me as he was running right down the main aisle,” Kohles said. He was terrorized as he lay on the floor and others around him sobbed.
What I’m taking away from this article is that LAPD care more about shooting the bad guy than whether or not they shoot bystanders. Surly, the Mayor will assure us that police officers were in the wrong and will show more constraint in the future.
“The heroism that was shown today was second to none and the teams that were able to respond, secure the perimeter and engage in conversation with the suspect no doubt saved lives today,” (Mayor Eric Garcetti) said, adding “our hearts go out to everyone who has been traumatized.”
Heroes! Thoughts and prayers!
Well… there’s always next time a gunman enters a supermarket in his city.