one person has been killed and three others injured in a shooting at a polling station in los angeles, california. 




via yournewswire 




two nearby polling stations in azusa, a northern suburb of los angeles, have been placed on lockdown, along with two schools. the shooting was reported around 2pm local time (5pm eastern), and some reports indicate that it may have involved a police officer, and that the suspect is still at large




<u+201c>this is a very volatile and critical situation,<u+201d> officer jerry willison of the azusa police department said, according to the times. the azusa p.d. provided the following timeline of events.




incident began at 202pm with reports of shots fired near memorial park 320 n orange ave.




<u+2014> azusa police (@azusapd) november 9, 2016 




1st arriving officers arrived/found multiple shooting victims.. they came under fire<u+2026> multiple ofcrs returned fire




<u+2014> azusa police (@azusapd) november 9, 2016 




the times reports that the suspect ended up surrounded by police after retreating to a house, and was recognized by a witness who lives in the area. the polling place near where the shooting took place has been locked down, and so are area schools. the los angeles county registrar is advising votersto avoid the area and use other polling locations.





active shooter in la polling station <u+2013> one dead, three injured
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