Armed Robbery Suspect Fatally Shot by Detectives in West Hills Shopping Center

Incident Overview

• 🚨 An 18-year-old suspect was shot and killed by detectives in a West Hills shopping center parking lot.
• 🎯 The shooting occurred around 8:30 PM last night outside a Michaels store at the Fallbrook Center.
• 🔫 The suspect, identified by family as being from Riverside County, was armed with a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine.

Surveillance Operation

• 🔍 Detectives from the LA County Sheriff's Department's Major Crimes Bureau were conducting a surveillance operation connected to three recent robberies in the Malibu Lost Hills area.
• ⚠️ While in the parking lot, detectives observed the suspect attempting to rob a woman in front of the Michaels store.

Confrontation and Aftermath

• 💥 Investigators attempted to make contact and detain the suspect, which led to a shooting.
• 🔊 A witness reported hearing rapid gunfire, describing it as an automatic weapon with multiple bursts.
• 🚗 A second suspect, a woman believed to be connected, fled the scene and was later located and detained in Agoura Hills.
• 💔 The suspect's body was covered by a tarp as investigators processed the scene, with visible bullet holes and shattered glass on the storefront.