A dispute between two groups of people led to a shooting Tuesday night at a Ralphs supermarket in Sun Valley that left one person dead and another wounded.
Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to 8325 Laurel Canyon Blvd. south of Roscoe Boulevard at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday regarding an assault with a deadly weapon call. When officers arrived at the scene, they learned three men followed two other men into the store and attacked them with pipe wrenches, an LAPD spokesman said.
"Officers reviewed security footage and observed a physical altercation had occurred between two groups, resulting in one individual shooting at the other group," the LAPD said in a statement. "Two individuals were struck by gunfire."
One of the men who was attacked drew a gun and opened fire on the three assailants, who ran from the store. Police set up a perimeter around the store as they looked for the shooters, who had also run out of the grocery store.
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"It's a scary situation because for most of the people who are shopping or the employees working, they have no control over this," said LAPD Lt. Guy Golan. "Whatever sparked the altercation it's unfortunate for everyone involved."
Police later received a call from nearby Pacifica Hospital regarding one of the suspects, who had been wounded in the upper body during in the shooting, police said. The 19-year-old man later died at the hospital.
A second man, 18, who was with the trio was found not far from the store with a gunshot wound to the leg. His condition was stable.
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"We have most of the people responsible for the incident," Golan said.
He said the search continued for others, including witnesses.
