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Sneak peek: Standoff at Trader Joe's

December 10, 2019 / 03:40

This episode covers a shooting incident at a Trader Joe's in Los Angeles, featuring eyewitness accounts, police pursuits, and the impact on the community. Key discussions include the timeline of events, personal experiences during the shooting, and the aftermath for those involved.

The episode begins with a description of a sunny Saturday in July when a gunman shot his grandmother and led police on a pursuit. Eyewitnesses recount their experiences, including a woman who was grocery shopping and heard the crash and gunfire.

Listeners hear from a mother who was with her daughter at the store, detailing the chaos as they sought safety. The mother describes the panic as gunshots rang out and people scrambled for cover.

As the situation unfolded, the atmosphere turned tense, with the assailant counting down before threatening to shoot someone. The episode captures the fear and confusion of those present during the incident.

The discussion highlights the emotional toll of such events on individuals and the broader community, emphasizing the need for awareness and safety in public spaces.

TLDR

A shooting at Trader Joe's in LA leads to chaos and fear among shoppers, with eyewitness accounts detailing the harrowing experience.

Episode

3:40
00:00:06
[Music] Saturday at July 21st was a really nice summer day it was sunny just like every
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single day has been since I moved here from your phone the gunman shot his grandmother multiple times that just
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goes to show you how dangerous the suspect is and leading police on a pursuit from South LA had a female with
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him we believe that that may be his girlfriend and I was just doing my usual Saturday
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thing I went to my yoga class in the morning and then ran a couple errands police'
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started searching for that car they found it in the Hollywood division my friend was letting me stay at her place
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and I was like okay I'm gonna go get groceries for us for the week I love grocery shopping it's like my
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hobby I was coming right up on the Trader Joe's I thought oh I'll just go in there whenever you go into that
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Trader Joe's there are always like hundreds of people inside of it on this given Saturday this is where the eyes of
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the world turned my daughter and I were having an afternoon together we were getting her ready for high school it was
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mid-afternoon when we got to the Trader Joe's my daughter didn't have her shoes on so I said I'm gonna go in right now
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and you can follow me he ends up crashing his car 15 to 20 yards from the front of a Trader Joe's
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supermarket I was in the cheese section when I heard this loud screech each was like boom of a car crash huge sound of
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impact of crunching metal and I looked at the other people who were around me and we were like what was that and then
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we heard gunfire boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom someone started shouting get down get down get down
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and that's when everyone was either running out taking cover when I threw myself to the ground
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I was calling my daughter at the same time I said stay in the car get down hide in the bottom of the car
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there's a shooter the gunshots had gotten louder somebody yelled the gunman is in the store
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[Music] it looked like a murder scene it was blood everywhere I'm sort of like rerunning every single previous not
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shooting in my head over and over again because that's what I thought was happening and then I hear the assailant
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start counting down I'm gonna shoot somebody in five four three two

Badges

This episode stands out for the following:

  • 90
    Most chaotic
  • 85
    Most intense
  • 80
    Most shocking
  • 75
    Most heartbreaking

Episode Highlights

  • A Normal Saturday Turns Chaotic
    What started as a sunny Saturday quickly escalated into a terrifying shooting incident.
    “I was just doing my usual Saturday thing.”
    @ 00m 55s
    December 10, 2019
  • Panic in Trader Joe's
    As gunfire erupted, shoppers scrambled for safety, turning a grocery store into a scene of chaos.
    “Get down, get down, get down!”
    @ 02m 37s
    December 10, 2019
  • A Mother's Fear
    In the midst of chaos, a mother frantically tries to protect her daughter from danger.
    “Stay in the car, get down, hide in the bottom of the car!”
    @ 02m 48s
    December 10, 2019

Episode Quotes

  • I love grocery shopping, it's like my hobby.
    Sneak peek: Standoff at Trader Joe's
  • Get down, get down, get down!
    Sneak peek: Standoff at Trader Joe's
  • It looked like a murder scene, it was blood everywhere.
    Sneak peek: Standoff at Trader Joe's

Key Moments

  • Sunny Saturday00:08
  • Grocery Shopping01:16
  • Shooting Erupts02:37
  • Panic Ensues02:40
  • Murder Scene03:12
  • Countdown to Violence03:35

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