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Man Killed After Shooting 2 in Southern California Market
Monday, January 07, 2008
CHINO, Calif. - A man opened fire in a grocery store Sunday afternoon,
shooting and injuring his girlfriend and her sister before police shot him
to death, authorities said.
The man arrived at the Rio Ranch Market in Chino, about 40 miles east of Los
Angeles, at about 1 p.m. with his two young children in tow, Chino Police
Lt. Al Cheatam said.
He shot at four people inside, but hit only his girlfriend and girlfriend's
sister. The girlfriend worked in the store's bakery.
"At first everyone thought it was a balloon that went off in the store,"
Fabio Cebreros, a customer in the store, told KABC-TV. "But then after you
heard two more shots just randomly go off, POW! POW! It was chaos."
Police said the man, 25, was holding his girlfriend hostage when they
confronted him.
"She had been shot, we could tell that by her bleeding, and he was holding
her in a position where he had his gun to her head," Cheatam said. "One of
our officers was able to get a good line of sight between him and the
hostage and the shooter, and we were able to resolve the situation by the
officer firing a round at the suspect."
The girlfriend's sister was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition,
authorities said. The girlfriend was treated for non-life-threatening
injuries.
It was unclear if the sister also worked at the store.
No names were released.
The two children were in custody of Child Protective Services, authorities
said.
Man Killed After Shooting 2 in Southern California Market
Monday, January 07, 2008
CHINO, Calif. - A man opened fire in a grocery store Sunday afternoon,
shooting and injuring his girlfriend and her sister before police shot him
to death, authorities said.
The man arrived at the Rio Ranch Market in Chino, about 40 miles east of Los
Angeles, at about 1 p.m. with his two young children in tow, Chino Police
Lt. Al Cheatam said.
He shot at four people inside, but hit only his girlfriend and girlfriend's
sister. The girlfriend worked in the store's bakery.
"At first everyone thought it was a balloon that went off in the store,"
Fabio Cebreros, a customer in the store, told KABC-TV. "But then after you
heard two more shots just randomly go off, POW! POW! It was chaos."
Police said the man, 25, was holding his girlfriend hostage when they
confronted him.
"She had been shot, we could tell that by her bleeding, and he was holding
her in a position where he had his gun to her head," Cheatam said. "One of
our officers was able to get a good line of sight between him and the
hostage and the shooter, and we were able to resolve the situation by the
officer firing a round at the suspect."
The girlfriend's sister was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition,
authorities said. The girlfriend was treated for non-life-threatening
injuries.
It was unclear if the sister also worked at the store.
No names were released.
The two children were in custody of Child Protective Services, authorities
said.
