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14-year-old girl killed by LAPD bullet during suspect takedown at Burlington store identified
LAPD fatally shot a 14-year-old girl who was inside a dressing room at a North Hollywood Burlington store as they fired at an assault suspect, authorities said.
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The 14-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Los Angeles police at a North Hollywood Burlington store as they fired at an assault suspect has been identified.
The L.A. County County Coroner identified the young victim as Valentina Orellana-Peralta, but did not provide further information regarding the cause of death. The LAPD believes she was killed by an officer's bullet that pierced through a wall, striking and killing her in the dressing room.
The 14-year-old girl was with her mother in the store trying on dresses for a quinceañera when she was shot.
Investigators say they found a heavy steel or metal cable lock they believe was used to hit the assault victim, but no gun from the suspect was recovered.
Police said they received a radio call about an assault with a deadly weapon shortly before noon Thursday at the store, which is located near the intersection of Laurel Canyon and Victory boulevards.
As officers made their way to the scene, police received additional calls of a possible active shooter situation underway at that location with reports of shots fired. However, LAPD posted on Twitter that the incident was not being considered an active shooter situation.