Two people have been shot after gunman armed with semi-automatic handgun and large knife opened fire on group of people on Redondo Beach Pier before police shot him dead.
The Redondo Beach Police Department said a teenage boy was shot in the lower torso and a man was shot in the upper torso during the attack in Los Angeles county, California, on Wednesday night.
They were rushed to a local hospital where they are in a stable condition and are expected to survive.
Two people have been shot after gunman armed with semi-automatic handgun and large knife opened fire on group of people on Redondo Beach Pier before police shot him dead (pictured, police arriving to the scene)
The pier will remain closed through Thursday afternoon while authorities conduct the investigation.
Police responded to multiple calls of shooter in the area at 8.15pm. Bystanders ran for cover and nearby businesses were told to shelter in place as shots were fired, according to Fox 11.
According to police, as officers made their way to the pier, the suspect who was armed with a semi-automatic handgun and a large knife, ran toward a nearby rock embankment.
The Redondo Beach Police Department said a teenage boy was shot in the lower torso and a man was shot in the upper torso during the attack in Los Angeles county, California (pictured, police cars line the pier)
Police responded to multiple calls of shooter in the area at 8.15pm. Bystanders ran for cover and nearby businesses were told to shelter in place as shots were fired (file photo)
As officers tried to take the suspect into custody, he was killed during an officer-involved shooting.
The suspect's name has not been released but has been identified by a man in his mid-30s and the investigation is ongoing.
Earlier this month, a Los Angeles shoe store employee was shot dead after he intervened during an argument between customers over a promotional raffle for a new pair of Nike sneakers.
Jayren Bradford, 26, was killed outside the Shoe Palace on Melrose Avenue at around 12:20pm on August 11.
The two victims were rushed to a local hospital where they are in a stable condition and are expected to survive (file photo)
Jayren Bradford, 26, was shot and killed as he attempted to break up a dispute during a shoe raffle outside of the Shoe Palace store in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon
Cellphone footage shows the employee intervening as a crowd of men and women argue outside the store.
Suddenly an unidentified man draws a gun and fires a single shot, and Bradford is seen crumpling to the ground as others nearby flee for cover.
The dispute appears to have been over a promotional raffle run by the store for a pair of Nike Dunk Lows in Black Multi Camo, according to ABC7.
The sneakers are expected to be released on August 18, and they will retail for $110. But they are already being offered online for $150.
