17-year-old boy fatally shot outside La Habra Walmart

Jeong Park
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A teenage boy died and a man was wounded in an apparent shootout at a Walmart parking lot in La Habra late Friday, authorities said. According to the La Habra Police Department, they received several 911 calls regarding a shooting in a shopping center parking lot in the 1300 block of South Beach Boulevard around 8:30 p.m. The teenage boy was pronounced dead at the scene while the man was listed in critical condition at a nearby hospital Saturday, police said.
A 17-year-old boy died and a man was wounded in a shooting in a Walmart parking lot in La Habra on Friday night. (KTLA)

A 17-year-old boy died and a man was wounded in a shooting in a Walmart parking lot in La Habra on Friday night.

Officers responded to 911 calls at 1340 S. Beach Blvd. at around 8:35 p.m. Friday. They found the two victims outside of a gray Infiniti sedan, said Lt. Nick Baclit of the La Habra Police Department.

The boy was pronounced dead at the scene, while the man was taken to UC Irvine Medical Center, where he was in stable condition, Baclit said.

The investigation was ongoing. There was no immediate risk to the community, the department said in a news release Friday night.

Anyone with more information is asked to contact the La Habra police at (562) 383-4300.

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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.