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Worker at Los Angeles Senior Home Shoots 3 Colleagues, Police Say
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A staff member at the Progressive Home for the Elderly in South Los Angeles opened fire in the lobby on Monday, injuring three employees, one critically, before being taken into custody.
- The shooting was reported just before 11 a.m., and police responded within two minutes, upgrading the situation to a possible active shooter before securing the building and locating the suspect.
- The suspect, a man in his 60s identified by a witness as a custodian, fired on three colleagues—a woman in her 40s, a woman in her 70s, and a man in his 60s—who were hospitalized with one in critical condition.
- The senior living center, home to over 100 seniors, was placed on lockdown during the police sweep, and the suspect was apprehended without incident; charges have not yet been filed.
- Officials praised the rapid police response for preventing further harm, while a caregiver described the gunman as a normally quiet individual who unexpectedly opened fire after expressing frustration.
