A security guard opens fire during an attack at a Hollywood grocery store.
A woman was shot and killed Monday after she allegedly struck a security guard with a fire extinguisher at a Ralphs store in Hollywood.
The assault in the 5400 block of Hollywood Boulevard, near Western Avenue, occurred around 3 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Hollywood Division patrol officers responded to the store and upon their arrival they were contacted by a uniformed security guard who was performing first aid on a shooting victim. The security guard told the officers that he shot the woman after a confrontation, during which she was armed with a screwdriver and fire extinguisher, police said.Get Southern California news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.
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