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| California shooting: At least one dead and four people injured as police respond to active shooter situation in Azusa | |
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| One person has been killed and at least four people have been injured after an active shooter opened fire near a polling station in Azusa, a suburrb of Los Angeles. | |
| Los Angeles county sheriff captain Jeff Scorggin said authorities were dealing with one suspect who was heavily armed. | |
| The shooting took place in a residential neighbourhood about 2pm local time, and police said that four gunshot victims were being treated for their injuries. | The shooting took place in a residential neighbourhood about 2pm local time, and police said that four gunshot victims were being treated for their injuries. |
| The extent of their injuries is not known as police said the situation was not "contained". | The extent of their injuries is not known as police said the situation was not "contained". |
| Officer Jerry Willison of the Azusa police department said the situation as "very volatile and critical". | |
| As shots rang out, people started to run inside the polling station at the Memorial Park and Slauson Middle School before officials closed the doors. | |
| Elizabeth Hopkinson told NBC that she and her 9-month-old son were locked down at Slauson Middle School nearby, and that she was going to vote when the shooting happened. | |
| She said she heard, "pow, pows, then a rain of fire." | She said she heard, "pow, pows, then a rain of fire." |
| She was one of 25 people locked in the gym, as well as a group of children. The shots did not happen inside the polling station. | |
| Another female voter, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told CNN that she was inside the polling station when she heard shots ring out. | |
| "At first, I thought it was construction but people came running into the room saying they see a guy with a bulletproof vest and a white shirt. As of right now, they just have us in the voting room and are trying to keep us calm." | |
| A helicopter has transported at least two victims to hospital. | |
| Police have urged residents to stay indoors. The suspect reportedly was shooting at police but it is unclear if any police officers have been injured. | |
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