shots. shooting just occurred. police body cam footage shows they saw the suspect hitting a woman. police located the suspect, daniel elena-lopez nearby. and one officer fired several shots and killed him. no gun was found near his body as officers searched the scene. then police made a disturbing discovery. unbeknownst to the officers, a 14-year-old girl was in the changing room behind a wall that was behind the suspect and out of the officer s view. she was in the changing area with her mother when the officer encountered the suspect. reporter: police believe she was hit by an officer s bullet that ricocheted off the tile floor and entered the dressing room wall. they found the girl and found she had been struck by gunfire and she was deceased at the
The police said they expected to release more details on Monday about the shooting, which happened after officers responded to a call about an assault with a deadly weapon at a clothing store.
The coroner’s office has identified the 14-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Los Angeles police Thursday when officers fired on an assault suspect and a bullet went through the wall and struck the girl as she was in a clothing store dressing room.