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The Los Angeles Police Department tweeted there was an “active incident” at a Trader Joe’s in the Silver Lake area. Calls to the department’s public information office were not immediately answered. Reports of gunshots could not immediately be confirmed.

By: AP
Los Angeles | Updated: July 22, 2018 06:23 AM IST

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The Los Angeles Police Department tweeted there was an “active incident” at a Trader Joe’s in the Silver Lake area. (AP/Representational)

A large number of police and rescue personnel were responding to a Los Angeles supermarket, amid numerous media reports of possible gunshots.

The Los Angeles Police Department tweeted there was an “active incident” at a Trader Joe’s in the Silver Lake area. Calls to the department’s public information office were not immediately answered. Reports of gunshots could not immediately be confirmed.

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An Associated Press employee who lives in the area reported seeing a crashed car into a utility pole outside the store.

One tweet showed people attempting to exit the Trader Joe’s out a window. Other views from TV helicopters showed people leaving through the front door with their hands up.

No further details were immediately available.

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