It became known who and how died during the hostage-taking in Trader Joe's

Melida Corado, assistant manager of the supermarket Trader Joe and the victim of a three-hour standoff between the hostage-taking fighter and law enforcement officers, was killed by a Los Angeles police officer’s bullet, LAPD said on Tuesday.

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“As chief of police, I regret this loss, this tragic loss,” Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said at a news conference. “I want to express my deepest condolences and sympathy to her family and everyone who knew her,” quotes USA Today.

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Saturday 28-year-old man captures dozens of hostages at Trader Joe's supermarket in the area of ​​Silver Lake in Los Angeles. The suspect, Gene Atkins, shot at the officers when they broke into the store. A stray bullet from the oncoming fire, which the police opened after the shots of the criminal, landed at the employee who was standing at the entrance. She ran back into the store and fainted, falling under the manager’s desk.

“I know any officer's worst nightmare is to harm an innocent bystander during a violent intervention operation,” Moore says. “This is a heartbreaking reminder of the moment-to-moment decisions police officers have to make every day.”

At the conference, the police also made public recordings from CCTV cameras and police personal cameras. The incident sparked a debate about whether a police officer behaved responsibly during the arrest of the shooter. Sid Hale, a retired commander of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and an expert on the use of coercive measures, told the Los Angeles Times that the suspect was a clear threat to officers and surrounding civilians.

“We try to create a clear field of fire, but it is clear that the suspect would have had a significant, even decisive advantage if we had not deflected the fire,” he said. “There is no easy answer.”

But there were those who criticized the police for the decision to shoot back.

“How do police decide to open fire in a crowded place on a Saturday afternoon? says Jesse Palmer, Corrado's neighbor. “What protocol is required before you start shooting in such a place and conditions?”

In general, opinions on social networks are divided.

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Atkins ran away from the police after shooting his grandmother Mary Madison and an 17-year-old friend that same day. Both women remained alive and in critical condition in the hospital. The Los Angeles District Attorney filed more than 30 convictions against Atkins, including one murder, 6 attempted murder attempt, 13 hostage taking and one criminal offense. The deposit was set at 9 million dollars.

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