Woman killed at LA Trader Joe’s, gunman taken into custody

LOS ANGELES - Authorities say a woman was fatally wounded when a gunman being chased by police in Los Angeles fled into a Trader Joe’s and took hostages.

The gunman, who was not identified, surrendered following a three-hour standoff. Details on how the woman died inside the store were not immediately known. The suspect walked out of the store in the city’s Silver Lake neighborhood with a cluster of hostages was immediately surrounded by officers. He appeared to be handcuffed when he walked out.

Authorities say earlier Saturday the man shot his grandmother and girlfriend. He then fled in a car with officers pursuing him through the city.

The chase ended with him crashing the car outside the store and heading into the store. Gunshots were fired during the chase.

Witnesses say employees and customers inside Trader Joe’s ran or jumped out of windows to get to safety.

A 91-year-old man is among those who escaped from the supermarket. Don Kohles was walking into store when a car being chased by police crashed into a pole just outside.

Kohles says police fired at the male driver and shattered the store’s glass doors. Kohles says he and others inside took cover and laid on the floor as the suspect ran inside.

Kohles says the man ran toward the back of the store and yelled at people inside, but he never heard any more gunshots.

Kohles he was terrified, and others around him were sobbing. After about 30 minutes, he says police came and rushed them outside.

Devin Field, a writer for “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” tweeted he was walking inside when a car crashed into the entrance and a man “got out shooting.”

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