Summary

--SUPERS--
:00 - :14
KABC
Saturday
Los Angeles

:13 - :22
KCAL; KCBS
Chief Michel Moore
Los Angeles Police

:23 - :29
Corado Family

:29 - :46
KCAL/KCBS

:46 - :53
Mayor Eric Garcetti
Los Angeles
KCAL/KCBS

:54 - 01:10
KCAL/KCBS

01:08 - 01:17
Sean Gerace
Trader Joe's Employee

01:18 - 01:24
KCAL/KCBS

01:24 - 01:28
KABC

01:28 - 01:34
KCAL/KCBS

01:34 - 01:41
KABC

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AN EMPLOYEE AT A LOS ANGELES-AREA TRADER JOE'S IS DEAD AFTER AN HOURS-LONG ARMED STANDOFF SATURDAY.
THE SUSPECT WAS WOUNDED AND IS NOW IN CUSTODY.
ABOUT 40 PEOPLE WERE INSIDE THE STORE WHEN THE INCIDENT BEGAN.
PAUL VERCAMMEN HAS THE STORY:

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TENSE MOMENTS IN LOS ANGELES - AT A TRADER JOE'S GROCERY STORE IN THE SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE SUSPECT SURRENDERED TO AUTHORITIES AFTER A THREE HOUR STANDOFF THAT LEFT ONE WOMAN DEAD.
Chief Michel Moore/Los Angeles Police: "Inside the store there was one woman who was shot and killed our officers rescued that woman from inside and attempted to render aid FLASH unfortunately unable to revive her. "
FAMILY IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 27-YEAR OLD MELYDA CORADO, WHO WORKED AT THE STORE.
POLICE SAY THE INCIDENT STARTED AS A DISPUTE IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES, WHERE THE 28-YEAR OLD SUSPECT REPEATEDLY SHOT HIS GRANDMOTHER -- WHO IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION - AND INJURED ANOTHER WOMAN.
HE THEN LED POLICE ON A CAR CHASE THROUGH HOLLYWOOD, EVENTUALLY CRASHING NEAR THE TRADER JOE'S, OFFICIALS SAID.
Mayor Eric Garcetti/Los Angeles: "It was there where there was an exchange of gunfire, the suspect was wounded in his left arm and he went inside.
SOME CUSTOMERS IMMEDIATELY RAN OUT OF THE STORE -- AS POLICE SURROUNDED THE BUILDING...
OVER THE NEXT THREE HOURS, SEVERAL PEOPLE WALKED OUT WITH THEIR HANDS UP.
AND SOME EMPLOYEES CLIMBED OUT A STORAGE WINDOW ON A LADDER.
Sean Gerace/Trader Joe's Employee: "After getting the attention of a swat officer and indicating that i wanted to get out the ladder and getting a thumbs up and I went down the ladder and three of my other coworkers followed me out."
POLICE SAID THE SUSPECT WAS ON THE PHONE WITH L-A-P-D HOSTAGE NEGOTIATORS DURING THE STANDOFF....
HE HANDCUFFED HIMSELF -- THEN SURRENDERED TO AUTHORITIES.
Chief Michel Moore/Los Angeles Police Department: "He made a series of demands i'm not going to get into the details of what the interchange was at all times our hostage negotiations believed they established a good rapport with him
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THE L-A FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID SIX PEOPLE RANGING FROM AGES 12 TO 81 WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT.
ALL WERE IN FAIR CONDITION WITH NO LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
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--KEYWORD TAGS--
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES GUNS HOSTAGE CRIME POLICE CHASE