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California shooting: At least one dead and three injured as police respond to active shooter situation in Azusa California shooting: At least one dead and three injured as police respond to active shooter situation in Azusa
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One person has been killed and at least three people have been injured after an active shooter opened fire near a polling station in Azusa, a suburrb of Los Angeles. One person has been killed and at least three people injured after an active shooter opened fire near a polling station in Azusa, a suburb of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles county sheriff captain Jeff Scorggin said authorities were dealing with one suspect who was heavily armed. Police said officers were pinned down by gunfire during the incident, which took place in a residential neighbourhood about 2pm local time but was not thought to be connected to the voting going on nearby.
The shooting took place in a residential neighbourhood about 2pm local time. Azusa Police said on Twitter that there had been one fatality and two people were transported to hospital by helicopter in critical condition, with one additional victim "down" at the "primary residence" where the incident took place. There was one fatality, police said, and two people were transported to hospital by helicopter in critical condition, with one additional victim "down" at the "primary residence" where the incident took place. By 4.40am the police declared the situation under control, with all the officers involved safe and accounted for.
Officer Jerry Willison of the Azusa police department said the situation was "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.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.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. She was one of 25 people locked in the gym, as well as a group of children. 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," she said.
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."
Critical Incident: Please stay out of the area of Fourth St & Orange Ave. All residents in the area shelter in place.
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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