LOS ANGELES (AP) — The coroner’s office has identified the 14-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Los Angeles police Thursday when officers fired on an assault suspect and a bullet went through the wall and struck the girl as she was in a clothing store dressing room.
The teen died Thursday at a Burlington store in North Hollywood.
The Los Angeles County coroner identified the girl as Valentina Orellana-Peralta. Witnesses say a man with a bicycle chain lock attacked a woman.
Officers shot and killed the man and the girl was later found dead in the dressing room.
The woman who was assaulted was taken to the hospital with moderate to serious injuries to her head, arms and face.
The California Department of Justice is investigating the shooting.
