La Mirada, CA – February 28, 2025 – A man was critically injured in a shooting at a busy shopping center on Valley View Avenue late Friday morning, prompting a large police response.
Witnesses reported that a dispute between two men at the La Mirada Laundromat escalated into a physical altercation. The suspect reportedly left but returned with an accomplice. During the confrontation, the victim allegedly pulled a knife before the two men retrieved a handgun from their blue Ford Explorer and fired multiple shots, striking the victim.
Stray bullets also shattered the glass of a nearby cosmetics store, causing panic among employees and customers. The suspects, described as Samoan males in their mid-20s to early 30s, fled eastbound on Imperial Highway in a black Ford Explorer with its trunk open.
Authorities have cordoned off the area, and businesses remain closed as the investigation continues. Deputies are also examining a white Kia SUV with bloodstains on its passenger door.