Suspected shoplifters hit by car while fleeing store, 1 killed

Shoplifters hit by car while running from cops

Two suspected shoplifters were hit by a car while running from police. One of them was killed, the other hospitalized.

LOS ANGELES - One person is dead and another seriously injured after the pair was hit by a car when fleeing the scene of an alleged crime in Los Angeles, according to police.

Officials said the two suspects were shoplifting from TJ Maxx on N. Fallbrook Avenue and had run out of the store before they were hit. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police.

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One suspect died at the scene and the second was taken to the hospital for treatment of critical injuries. That person's current condition is not known.

No other details were immediately available.

Crime and Public Safety