Valentina Orellana-Peralta died when police opened fire on a suspect just before noon Thursday on the second floor of the clothing store in North Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner.
The suspect, a man who allegedly assaulted a woman, also died in the shooting.
“This chaotic incident resulting in the death of an innocent child is tragic and devastating for everyone involved,” Police Chief Michel Moore said in a statement late Thursday night. “I am profoundly sorry for the loss of this young girl’s life and I know there are no words that can relieve the unimaginable pain for the family.”
Officers were responding to a report of someone being assaulted with a deadly weapon and of shots fired, said LAPD Capt. Stacy Spell on Thursday. Investigators have not found a gun at the scene.
Witnesses told KCBS-TV that the suspect, who has not been identified, began acting erratically, threatening to throw items from the upper floor and attacked a woman with a bicycle lock shortly in the store crowded with holiday shoppers.
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