[The headline of this article has been updated to more accurately reflect the facts as we know them.]
According to a breaking news report from the Los Angeles Times, one person was killed and at least three others wounded after a shooting near a polling place in Azusa, California this Tuesday.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Capt. Jeff Scroggin said police are looking for at least one suspect who is believed to be heavily armed.
Not many details are known about the shooting, which occurred sometime after 2 p.m. in a residential neighborhood.
Monitoring #ActiveShooter situation in Azusa. Two polling locations currently impacted – Memorial Park & Dalton Elementary in Azusa (cont).
— Dean Logan, RR/CC (@LACountyRRCC) November 8, 2016
“This is a very volatile and critical situation,” Officer Jerry Willison of the Azusa Police Department said.
The Times reports that Azusa Union School District issued a lockdown for Slauson Middle and Mountain View Elementary schools about 2:15 p.m. A nearby daycare center and preschool was also locked down.
We’ll update this story as more details become available.
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