1 dead following shooting, robbery in Mid-City

LOS ANGELES - A person is dead following an armed robbery at a business in Mid-City.

Officers were called to a strip mall in the area of Venice and Houser around 10:14 a.m. Friday.

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According to police, a 25-year-old man went into the business and shot a 40-year-old man inside. That shooting victim, reported to be a security guard, returned fire and shot the suspect, police said.

Both men were taken to a hospital, where the original shooting suspect died, according to police.

The other man's condition was not immediately available.

Mid City double shooting under investigation

The Los Angeles Police Department was investigating following a double shooting in broad daylight in Mid City on Friday, Dec. 6.

Although video from the scene showed police detaining a person in the vicinity of nearby Saturn Street Elementary School, which was placed on lockdown during the police activity, police said two other suspects escaped from the scene in a Lexus ES.

According to the LAPD, the suspects stole $20,000 in currency from the businesses, along with a check for $1,000.

Mid-City Crime and Public Safety