LAPD chief says bullet that struck Trader Joe’s manager was fired by an officer

Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore said in a Tuesday morning news conference that the bullet that struck 27-year-old Melyda Corado, the assistant manager at the Silver Lake TraderJoe’s store, was fired by police.

The suspect was expected to make his first court appearance today.

She was killed Saturday during a tense, three-hour hostage situation in the Trader Joe’s store in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles that began with a car chase and gun battle, and ended with a wounded suspect handcuffing himself and surrendering to police, authorities said.

The 28-year-old suspect opened fire on police during a pursuit before 4 p.m. that began when they found him in a stolen Toyota Camry in Hollywood, police said. He crashed the vehicle into a pole outside the Trader Joe’s on Hyperion Avenue near Griffith Park Boulevard and engaged in another gun battle before running into the store.

Previously, police believe, the suspect had shot his grandmother and girlfriend.

This story is developing. Check back for updates.