Los Angeles police say club shooting kills at least two
In short
Los Angeles police said a shooting at a club in the city late on 2 October killed at least two people. Officers responding to a report around 23:00 found a man and a woman dead, believed to be aged 18 to 25, at a shopping center near California State University, Northridge. Police detained several people but had not confirmed whether anyone was formally arrested, and the investigation is continuing.
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Los Angeles police said a shooting at a club in the city late on 2 October killed at least two people. Yicai reported, citing CCTV News, that police gave the death toll, and CLS carried the same account from the Los Angeles Police Department. [ 1 , 2 ]
A police spokesperson told media that officers received a report around 23:00 on 2 October of a shooting at a club inside a shopping center near California State University, Northridge. On arriving, officers found a man and a woman dead, believed to be aged between 18 and 25. [ 1 , 2 ]
Police detained several people, but the spokesperson said it had not yet been confirmed whether anyone had been formally arrested, and the investigation was continuing. Video obtained by a local television station from inside the club showed a crowded venue with a performance under way on stage when the shooting happened. [ 1 ]
Neither report identified the dead, described a possible motive or said what charges, if any, might follow. Both accounts rest on police statements, and no further details about the circumstances of the shooting have been released. [ 1 , 2 ]
Why it matters
The reports come from two tier-1 Chinese financial outlets working from police statements and, in one case, CCTV News, so the account is limited to what Los Angeles police have released. With no confirmed arrests, no identified victims and no stated motive, key questions about the incident remain open while the investigation continues.
Key facts
- Los Angeles police said a shooting at a club in the city late on 2 October killed at least two people. [ 1 , 2 ]
- A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said police received a report around 23:00 on 2 October of a shooting at a club inside a shopping center near California State University, Northridge. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Officers arriving at the scene found a man and a woman dead, believed to be between 18 and 25 years old. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Police detained several people, but had not confirmed whether anyone had been formally arrested; the investigation was still under way. [ 1 ]
- Video obtained by a local television station from inside the club showed a crowded venue with a performance on stage at the time of the shooting. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- A shooting at a club in Los Angeles late on 2 October killed at least two people, according to the city's police. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Police received the report around 23:00 on 2 October and the club was inside a shopping center near California State University, Northridge. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The two people found dead at the scene were a man and a woman believed to be aged 18 to 25. [ 1 , 2 ]
Still unclear
- Whether anyone has been formally arrested. Police detained several people but said it had not been confirmed whether anyone had been formally arrested; only one document reports this detail and no outlet gives an update.
- The identities of the two people killed, a possible motive and any charges. Not stated in any document; police said the investigation was continuing.
- Reports of a shooting in Norway on 4 October, carried in two other documents in this set. Those reports describe a different incident, with a different location and victims, and are not part of this event.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- On 2 October, police receive a report of a shooting at a club inside a shopping center near California State University, Northridge, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Yicai publishes its report on the shooting, citing CCTV News and Los Angeles police. [ 1 ]
- CLS publishes its report on the same police account of the shooting. [ 2 ]