Police: 5 shot, at least 2 dead in Calif. shooting
Wed., Oct. 24, 2012
DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — Police say five people have been shot and at least two are dead in a Los Angeles suburb.
Downey police Lt. Dean Milligan tells KCAL-TV that the shootings occurred Wednesday morning at a business called United States Fire Protection and at a nearby home, where family members of the owner live.
Milligan says police are seeking a man who may have driven away after the shootings.
Downey is about 20 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
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