A Los Angeles police officer opened hearth on a man who was concerned in an assault at a clothes retailer on Thursday, and one of many pictures pierced a wall, killing a 14-year-old lady in a dressing room, the police stated.

The capturing occurred at a Burlington retailer in North Hollywood in the course of the busy vacation purchasing season after the police obtained stories at about 11:45 a.m. of an assault with a lethal weapon and potential pictures fired, the police stated. Some of the callers stated they had been hiding in the shop, the police stated.

When the officers arrived, they went upstairs and discovered a man who was assaulting a girl, the police stated. The police opened hearth, killing the person, whose identify was not instantly launched, the police stated.

Officers discovered a heavy metallic lock close to the person however no gun, Dominic H. Choi, an assistant chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, stated at a information convention.

A girl who had been assaulted was taken to the hospital with accidents to her head and arms, Chief Choi stated. Her relationship to the suspect was not instantly recognized, he stated.

As officers continued to look the shop, they seen a gap in the wall, Chief Choi stated. Behind the wall, they discovered the 14-year-old lady who had been shot and killed in the dressing room.

The teenager had been in the dressing room along with her mom, the Los Angeles Police chief, Michel R. Moore, told LAist.com, including that the capturing was the “worst thing anyone can imagine.” The police didn’t instantly launch the lady’s identify.

Chief Choi described the encounter as a “tragic and unfortunate sequence of events” and stated it remained underneath investigation. He stated that the investigation had indicated that the lady had been fatally shot by the police.

“Preliminarily, we believe that round was an officer’s round,” he stated.

He stated investigators had not but reviewed body-camera video or the shop’s security-camera footage, though it appeared the dressing room had been in the officer’s line of fireplace.

“The dressing room was behind where the suspect was, in front of the officer,” Chief Choi stated, including: “You can’t see into the dressing rooms. It just looks like a straight wall of drywall.”

Burlington, which was previously often known as Burlington Coat Factory, stated in a assertion that it was supporting the investigation.

“At Burlington, our hearts are heavy as a result of the tragic incident that occurred today at our North Hollywood, Calif., store,” the corporate stated. “Our top priority is always the safety and well-being of our customers and associates.”

Azi Paybarah contributed reporting.