CHP officer fatally shoots man at Cerritos mall; gunfire prompted shoppers to flee
Los Angeles Times -

A California Highway Patrol officer fatally shot a man Friday outside a mall in Cerritos, authorities said. The incident occurred about 4 p.m. at Los Cerritos Center, a large shopping mall next to the 605 Freeway in southeast Los Angeles County, according to Deputy Veronica Fantom, a spokesperson for the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. The man who was struck by gunfire was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Fantom said. It's unclear what led to the shooting, and a CHP...

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