'Armed And Dangerous' Target Store Gunman At Large

LOS ANGELES, CA — A manhunt is on for a shoplifting suspect who shot two security guards outside a Downtown Los Angeles Target Monday night.

Both security guards were wounded in the shooting that left one guard in critical condition outside the Target store at the FIGat7th shopping center.

According to the LAPD, the shooting happened just before 9 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of South Figueroa Street.

Store surveillance video showed the suspect attempting to walk out with a suitcase containing unpaid items but when confronted by the security guards, he produced a handgun and fired multiple rounds at the victims.

The suspect rode away from the area on a bicycle, police added. He was last seen leaving the scene toward Eighth Street, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing information from police radio call

LAPD Investigators described the suspect as a white man with Afro- styled hair. He is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees him is urged to call 911.

The suspect was described as between 20 and 25 years old, with brown hair and brown eyes, 5- feet-8-inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds.

He was last seen wearing a black do-rag, black jacket, purple scarf and gray pants, and police believe he might still be armed with a 9mm semi- automatic pistol.

Anyone with information about the suspect or the shooting was asked to contact Detective Alvarez at 213-833-3750.

The Downtown Target store has a history of violence.

In 2022, a homeless man stabbed a 9-year-old boy and a 25-year-old woman during a rampage inside the store. A security guard shot and killed the attacker, and the victims would later go on to sue the store.

City News Service contributed to this report.