September 22, 2011 | 10:51 am
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A 17-year-old girl was killed in an apparent murder-suicide inside an Inglewood optometry center, authorities said Thursday.
The girl, identified by the Los Angeles County coroner's office as Diana Garcia, died at a hospital after the shooting Wednesday.
The apparent shooter, 26-year-old Christopher James McLeish, was found dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a bathroom at the location.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting about 10:52 a.m. at the Inglewood Optometry Center in the 200 block of North Market Street, according to a police statement.
Witnesses told police a woman had been shot and a man was barricaded inside the business. They were able to remove Garcia, who had sustained a gunshot wound to her upper body.
A SWAT team entered the building about 1:30 p.m. and found McLeish's body inside. Police said the motive for the shootings had not been determined, but Garcia and McLeish knew each other.
Police ask that anyone with information call the Inglewood Police Department at (310) 412-5246. Anonymous tips may be made at 888-41-CRIME or 888-412-7463.
For the record, both were Jehovahs Witnesses
ReplyDeleteNo place is safe anymore. Parents should not allow their teens to go out alone especially when it is night time. No matter the reason for the murder-suicide it all points out to violence. No one knows what will happen next so all we have to do is be vigilant.
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