14-year-old girl killed by LAPD in store shooting is identified
Kevin Rector, Brittny Mejia
A 14-year-old girl killed by Los Angeles police when they opened fire on a suspect who was allegedly assaulting someone in a North Hollywood clothing store on Thursday has been identified as Valentina Orellana-Peralta, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Valentina was in a changing room with her mother when an officer fired a round through a wall near the assault suspect, striking her and killing her at the scene, according to preliminary information from police.
The teenager was at the Burlington store trying on dresses for a quinceañera, a Los Angeles Police Department source confirmed to The Times.
The assault suspect, who was shot and killed by police, was identified as Daniel Elena Lopez, 24, according to the county coroner. A woman who was injured by the suspect was transported to a local hospital, police said.
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