One person has been shot dead and at least three others are reported wounded today, Election Day in the United States, at an active shooting near a polling place in Azusa, CA.
Azusa police are telling residents to stay out of the area, and asked everyone nearby to shelter in place.
As of now – 1 fatality, 2- victims transported in critical and 1 additional down near primary residence
— Azusa Police (@AzusaPD) November 9, 2016
Incident began at 202pm with reports of shots fired near Memorial Park 320 N Orange Ave.
— Azusa Police (@AzusaPD) November 9, 2016
Critical Incident: Please stay out of the area of Fourth St & Orange Ave. All residents in the area shelter in place.
— Azusa Police (@AzusaPD) November 8, 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
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Capt. Jeff Scroggin said police were dealing with at least one suspect who was heavily armed.
Few details were released about the shooting, which occurred sometime after 2 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in the area of Fourth Street and Orange Avenue, said Officer Jerry Willison of the Azusa Police Department.
“This is a very volatile and critical situation,” he said.
Willison declined to provide the location of the shooting for the safety of the officers and the victims, he said.