A man and a woman died in a shooting at a Los Angeles clothing store Thursday, authorities said, and one woman was injured and taken to a hospital. The shooting occurred around 11:45 am at a Burlington Coat Factory store in the North Hollywood area of the San Fernando Valley, said Los Angeles police Detective Meghan Aguilar.

Police responded to reports of a person being assaulted with a deadly weapon as well as reports of shots being fired, according to Los Angeles police Capt Stacy Spell, who spoke at a news conference. Spell said officers opened fire on the suspect. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange said a man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene.