Roundup: One killed in shooting near LA polling station

A shooting killed one person and injured two more on Tuesday in Azusa, a small town 40 km to Los Angeles downtown. The gunman exchanged gunfire with police before being found dead on the doorstep of a home.

The shooting scene was near a middle school and an elementary school, both of which were placed on lockdown after the shooting. Also locked down were two nearby polling stations.

The incident occurred in a restaurant near W 5th street and N Orange Avenue, some 1.5 km away from the nearest polling station in Azusa, a small town about 50 km from Los Angeles, witnesses told Xinhua,

A person with an assault rifle left the scene and hide inside a two-floor apartment one block away, they added.

At least six officers initially responded to the shooting reports around 2 p.m. in Azusa and came under fire while tending to the wounded victims, said acting Azusa Police Chief Steve Hunt.

No officers were wounded in the exchange of gunfire, Hunt said, and the motive for the attack was still unknown.

The victims were two women and a man, according to sheriff's homicide Lt. John Corin. The man died and the two women were listed in critical condition, with one wounded in the face and one shot in the body.

The suspect was initially described as a female armed with a rapid-fire semi-automatic or automatic assault rifle. But one officer confirmed with Xinhua Tuesday night that the suspect was a man.

Los Angeles Times earlier quoted fire officials as saying since the situation was not "contained," not all the injured have received treatment.

Azusa, located in Los Angeles County, has about 46,000 residents. Endi