A Trader Joe’s assistant store manager, who died in a hostage situation on Saturday, died during an exchange of gunfire between the Los Angeles Police Department and a suspect, according to a police chief.
LAPD Chief Michael Moore said Tuesday at a news conference that ballistics tests show that a Los Angeles police officer fired a shot that hit Melyda Corado, 27, during a shootout with the alleged hostage-taker at the Silver Lake supermarket, according to the Los Angeles Times.