Elena M Lopez

LAPD tactics scrutinized after fatal shooting in dressing room

• The man, identified by the Los Angeles County coroners office Friday as Daniel Elena Lopez, 24, was fatally shot in the chest. The unidentified woman he had allegedly been assaulting was taken to a hospital for treatment.Only after the shooting, as they searched the store for additional victims or suspects, did officers find Valentina, who had been struck by an officers round that had pierced a wall near Elena Lopez and struck her in a changing room, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.A heavy metal lock was recovered near Elena Lopez, police said, but no gun. Video posted online appeared to show a man smash a front glass window of the store with a lock on a chain and then enter the store shortly before multiple police vehicles arrived and officers began walking toward the entranValentinas family could not be reached for comment Friday. The LAPD had not identified the officers who opened fire at the Burlington as of Friday. A woman who answered the door Friday at Elena Lopezs home in North Hollywood declined to comment.Records show that Elena Lopez had previously been convicted of car theft, carrying a loaded gun in public and carrying a gun as a felon. He was arrested by LAPD officers in the San Fernando Valley in August 2020 and charged with domestic battery, stealing a car and recklessly fleeing the police, recIn June, Elena Lopez was transferred from Los Angeles County jail to the custody of the state prison system. Dana Simas, a spokeswoman for the corrections department, declined to release his commitment history, citing the LAPD investigation.
• Date: Dec 24, 2021
• Category: Headlines
• Source: Google