Shooting, LAPD shootout leaves 2 dead in North Hollywood

Two men are dead following a shooting and a shootout with police in North Hollywood early Monday morning.

It happened just before 5 a.m. when two men got into it in a parking lot near the Target at Victory and Laurel Canyon boulevards, according to LAPD Detective Meghan Aguilar.

One of the men shot the other one dead and when police arrived, the man turned the gun on officers. A brief chase ensued and came to an end in a parking structure where another shootout took place.
The man was then fatally shot by police.

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No officers were injured.

A nearby middle school remains open; however, parents are being told to enter from a different direction.

The area is expected to be closed off for hours.

The Victory Blvd. offramps from the northbound and southbound Hollywood (170) Freeway were closed for the investigation.

City News Service contributed to this story.

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