Ralphs security guard shoots, kills woman accused of attacking him with fire extinguisher in LA

By Rachel Hallett

Updated August 7, 2023 9:38pm PDT

Crime and Public Safety

Woman shot after attacking security guard

A woman was transported to the hospital after allegedly attacking security guard at a Hollywood Ralph's with a fire extinguisher.

LOS ANGELES - A security guard shot and killed a woman outside a Ralphs grocery store in Hollywood.

The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call from the 5400 block of Hollywood Boulevard around 3 p.m. Monday.

LAPD was told the woman tried to attack the security guard with a fire extinguisher. She was also believed to be armed with a screwdriver, LAPD said.

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The woman was taken to the hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

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Officials did not say what prompted the woman to target the security guard.