2018 Trader Joe's Hostage Incident
2018 Trader Joe's Hostage Incident occurred in Los Angeles on July 21, when a suspect, fleeing the police, crashed and ran at 3:30 P.M local time. Fears of a hostage situation arose.[1] Police were involved by 4:00 P.M, and there were reports that the gunman opened fire.[2] A woman was killed during the standoff, as the 28 year old suspect was arrested.[1]
One female hostage was shot by the suspect and killed, and two other victims had gunshot wounds. The suspect's grandmother was shot 7 times and was reported to be in critical condition and another female hostage was shot once in the head.[3][4]
Trader Joe's store employee Melyda Corado was killed.[5]
A brave Trader Joe's employee, Sean Gerace, helped save his co-workers with his rapid thinking.[6]
The Suspect[edit]
The suspect was described as an African-American male. He opened fire on the police, but no officers were reported injured.[1]
Perpetrator Gene Evin Atkins (28) was arrested, charged with murder, and is being held on $2 million bail.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CNN, Ralph Ellis and AnneClaire Stapleton,. "Woman killed inside Trader Joe's during standoff, Los Angeles mayor says".
- ↑ Mai-Duc, Richard Winton, Jack Dolan, Harriet Ryan, Christine. "Woman dead, man in custody after gun battle with police at Trader Joe's in Silver Lake". latimes.com.
- ↑ "Silver Lake Trader Joe's barricade: 1 dead, suspect in custody". July 21, 2018.
- ↑ CNN, Ralph Ellis and AnneClaire Stapleton,. "Woman killed inside Trader Joe's during standoff, Los Angeles mayor says".
- ↑ Ellis, Ralph (22 July 2018). "Woman killed inside Trader Joe's during standoff, Los Angeles mayor says". CNN. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ https://nypost.com/2018/07/22/trader-joes-employee-helped-save-coworkers-in-hostage-standoff/
- ↑ "Man in LA Trader Joe's standoff arrested on murder charge". KCCI (Des Monies). AP. 22 July 2018.
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