1 dead, multiple people shot near polling station; active shooter 'heavily armed'

November 09, 2016 05:33

Meanwhile, authorities in Los Angeles County said they were responding to a reported active shooter there on Tuesday afternoon that occurred not far from two polling locations.

According to the Los Angeles Times, one person has been killed and at least three others wounded in the shooting in Azusa.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Capt Jeff Scroggin said police were dealing with at least one suspect who was heavily armed.

Few details were released about the shooting, which occurred sometime after 2 pm local time in a residential neighborhood in the area of Fourth Street and Orange Avenue, said Officer Jerry Willison of the Azusa Police Department.

"This is a very volatile and critical situation," he said.

Willison declined to provide the location of the shooting for the safety of the officers and the victims, he said.

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