Marshalls in Downey at center of active police investigation

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. – A shopping center in Downey is at the center of a police investigation on Tuesday evening.

SkyFOX was over the Downey Landing on Lakewood Boulevard around 4:30 p.m. where parts of the parking lot – specifically in front of a Marshalls – were wrapped in yellow caution tape.

The heavy police presence comes after a shooting was reported at the shopping center. As of 4:30 p.m., it is unknown if shots were ever fired.

While there have been no reports of injuries or arrests, officials, however, have neither confirmed nor denied that the shooting reports were a hoax.

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