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Suspected gunman barricaded in LA shop LA police arrest suspect after shop siege
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Los Angeles police have surrounded a supermarket where a suspect barricaded himself, with US media describing it as a possible hostage situation. Los Angeles police have arrested a suspect who earlier barricaded himself in a supermarket with people inside.
"There is still an active police incident at the #TraderJoes," LAPD police tweeted. "We have successfully taken the suspect into custody without incident," the LAPD tweeted, saying officers were "clearing the location".
The man is said to be armed. People were seen running from the shop. There are reports of one person injured. People were earlier seen running from the Trader Joe's shop. One person was injured, reports say.
The suspect earlier fired shots after a police pursued his car. He crashed the vehicle, and ran inside the shop. The suspect earlier fired shots after a police pursued his car. He crashed the car, running inside the shop.
Los Angeles police said SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) teams were on the scene to try to "bring a swift resolution to this incident".
A woman was taken from the crashed car and transported to a local hospital, US media report.A woman was taken from the crashed car and transported to a local hospital, US media report.
The police pursuit began after the suspect shot his grandmother and girlfriend, reports say.The police pursuit began after the suspect shot his grandmother and girlfriend, reports say.
US President Donald Trump tweeted that he was watching the situation "very closely".US President Donald Trump tweeted that he was watching the situation "very closely".