Sheriff’s detectives intervene in San Fernando Valley shopping center robbery, suspect fatally shot

Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department killed an armed robbery suspect at a West Hills shopping center Thursday night.

LASD said the detectives were conducting a surveillance operation tied to recent robberies in Calabasas and Westlake Village when they witnessed the suspect try to rob a woman at the Fallbrook Center. The detectives said they tried to detain the suspect before opening fire.

LASD Lt. Steve De Jong said deputies found a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine at the scene…

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