An armed security guard was in critical condition Monday night after a shooting at a Target in downtown LA, according to Los Angeles police.
The security guard is one of the two people who were shot in the incident that took place at the Figat7th mall. A search was underway Monday afternoon after the gunman fled the scene, officials said.
A gunman opened fire around 8:55 p.m. at a convenience store in the 700 block of Figueroa Street.
The condition of the second shooting victim was not immediately available. Both victims were hospitalized.
The suspect was last seen fleeing the scene toward 8th Street, according to police calls.
The city of Los Angeles Target was the scene of a brutal stabbing in 2022, when a homeless man attacked a 9-year-old boy and a 25-year-old woman.
The assailant was shot dead by a third-party security guard at the store. Target increased security in the area after the attack, according to ABC.
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