Gunman shoots 3 co-workers at South L.A. senior living facility, police say
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- A worker opened fire at a South Los Angeles senior living facility, wounding three co-workers, including one critically, police said.
- More than 100 elderly residents live at the six-story facility. No residents were injured, and detectives were investigating the motive.
A worker opened fire at a senior living facility in South Los Angeles on Monday morning, wounding three co-workers, one of them critically, police said.
The Los Angeles Police Department on Tuesday identified the suspected gunman as Darryl Arnette Barnes, 60, of Los Angeles.
Barnes remains in jail in lieu of $1-million bail, according to arrest records.
The shooting occurred shortly before 11 a.m. Monday at the Progressive Home for the Elderly in the 7000 block of South Figueroa Street, police said.
Dorothy Mobley, a caregiver who was inside the building at the time, told KTLA-TV she had just walked in when a custodian who works in the building said, “I’m tired of this,” and pulled out a gun.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation. The gunman shot at least three staff members in the lobby before continuing into the building, according to LAPD Capt. Mike Bland. No other employees or residents were injured.
Officers responded to the six-story building within two minutes and rushed inside, finding three victims. Farther inside the building on another floor, they encountered the gunman and took him into custody, police said.
A handgun believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered at the scene, Bland said.
No shots were fired when officers took the suspect into custody, he said.
The victims — a woman in her 40s, a woman in her 60s, and a man in his 60s — were taken to a hospital. One of the victims was listed in critical condition, but it was not immediately clear which victim.
Bland said detectives were looking to interview staff and the suspect to ascertain a motive for the attack.
L.A. City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson said more than 100 elderly residents live at the facility, and credited the quick police response for saving lives and preventing additional injuries.
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