At least one person is dead and three wounded following a mass shooting near a polling place in the Los Angeles County city of Azusa, California, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Times reports that some of the victims were headed to vote when shots rang out.
The shooting reportedly occurred just after 2 p.m. local time in a residential neighborhood.
“This is a very volatile and critical situation,” Officer Jerry Willison of the Azusa Police Department said, according to the Times.
The Azusa P.D. provided the following timeline of events:
Incident began at 202pm with reports of shots fired near Memorial Park 320 N Orange Ave.
— Azusa Police (@AzusaPD) November 9, 2016
1st arriving officers arrived/found multiple shooting victims.. they came under fire… Multiple ofcrs returned fire
— Azusa Police (@AzusaPD) November 9, 2016
All officers initially pinned down by gunfire are accounted for, safe and rescued
— Azusa Police (@AzusaPD) November 9, 2016
The Times reports that the suspect ended up surrounded by police after retreating to a house, and was recognized by a witness who lives in the area.
Gunman shot at least 20 rounds at cops who responded to scene
— Richard Winton (@LAcrimes) November 8, 2016
Five swat teams in Azusa
— Richard Winton (@LAcrimes) November 8, 2016
The polling place near where the shooting took place has bee locked down, and so are area schools. Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan is advising voters to avoid the area and use other polling locations. Logan later reported that the polling location at Dalton Elementary School “is open and operational,” while the one at Memorial Park remains closed.
A short time after this post was published, the Azusa P.D. confirmed that officers have barricaded the suspect.
Situation has transitioned from active to barricade/containment… All those near scene shelter in place all others stay out of the area
— Azusa Police (@AzusaPD) November 9, 2016
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