Woman fatally shot by man who caused a car crash before opening fire in Compton, sheriff says

Police say a man shot a woman and then killed himself in Compton on Monday evening. He opened fire after allegedly intentionally crashing his car into a vehicle in which she and another person were sitting.

The shooting, reported at 11:07 p.m., occurred in the 900 block of South Central Avenue, where the victim and another man were sitting in a car when the suspect drove his vehicle into theirs, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. As they got out of the car, the gunman opened fire on the other man as he ran toward a gas station, sheriff’s officials say.

He allegedly followed the woman and shot her as she ran into a nearby store. She was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.

The suspect was found inside the business suffering from a gunshot wound that sheriff’s officials said was self-inflicted. He was treated at the scene by first responders before being taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The other victim was not struck by gunfire but was taken to a hospital where sheriff’s officials say he suffered injuries believed to have been sustained in the car accident.

Investigators do not believe the accident and shooting were random crimes, according to the LA County Sheriff’s Department, which said the relationship between the suspected killer and the two victims remains under investigation.

Authorities said a weapon was recovered at the scene. No further details were released by authorities.