![]() She said her mother saw people injured on the floor. Police said the name of the deceased won’t be released until the Riverside County coroner notifies family.Ĭhristina Colis told the Riverside Press-Enterprise that she was in the produce area when she heard six to seven shots and hid with other shoppers in a refrigerated produce room. In the video, her daughter says, “Mommy, we need to go.” Everything was happening so fast, I just wanted to get me and my kid to safety.” “I didn’t know if this was a random thing or a domestic thing or if this was a mass shooting. “I saw people and heard shots and my first thought was ‘Jesus, is this another mass shooting?’” she said. They huddled until they were able to escape through a side door. Tate said Saturday she was by the meat section when she heard “about six or seven shots.” She dropped to the ground and crawled toward her daughter who was at the other end. Shrieks from inside the store were heard on video recorded by shopper Nikki Tate, who had stopped by with her daughter to pick up steaks and lobsters for Father’s Day. Shoppers and employees described terror and chaos when shots rang out shortly before 8 p.m. The injured officer was treated for minor injuries and released from a hospital, Los Angeles Police officer Greg Kraft said.Ĭorona police did not disclose details of what led to the shooting but witnesses said there was an altercation. The man involved in the argument was killed, Corona police Lt. Witnesses said they saw a man with a Mohawk haircut arguing with someone near a freezer section when shots rang out at least six times. It was not immediately clear whether the unidentified officer was the only person who fired shots inside the store Friday night or if another person also opened fire or had a weapon.Ĭorona Police officer Tobias Kouroubacalis said Saturday he could not confirm if there was more than one shooter and said no one was in custody following the shooting that prompted a stampede of frightened shoppers to flee the store east of Los Angeles and seek cover inside. CORONA, CALIF.> An off-duty Los Angeles police officer among three people injured during a shooting inside a Costco Wholesale, killing one person, discharged his firearm inside the store, authorities said today.
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