In this photo provided by Christian Monterrosa, a Trader Joe's employee is distraught as he recounts his experience just outside the Trader Joe's supermarket where a man held dozens of people hostage... (Associated Press) 
 
 In this photo provided by Christian Monterrosa, a Trader Joe's employee is distraught as he recounts his experience just outside the Trader Joe's supermarket where a man held dozens of people hostage before surrendering to police, Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Christian Monterrosa via AP) (Associated Press) 
 
 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gunman who got into a deadly shootout with police, then took dozens of people hostage at a Los Angeles supermarket has been arrested on suspicion of murder, authorities said Sunday. 
 
 Gene Evin Atkins, 28, was being held Sunday morning on $2 million bail, according to Officer Drake Madison, a Los Angeles police spokesman. It wasn't clear if he had an attorney and a message left at a number listed for Atkins in public records wasn't immediately returned. 
 
 A woman was shot and killed when Atkins ran into the Trader Joe's supermarket in Los Angeles' Silver Lake section on Saturday, but no hostages were seriously hurt before the man handcuffed himself and surrendered about three hours later, police said. 
 
 Coroner's officials identified the woman Sunday as 27-year-old Melyda Corado. Her brother, Albert Corado, said on Twitter that she worked at Trader Joe's. 
 
 "I'm sad to say she didn't make it. My baby sister. My world," he tweeted. 
 
 Atkins' grandmother was hospitalized in critical condition after the shooting and police had no update on her condition Sunday. 
 
 Authorities said Atkins shot his grandmother seven times and wounded another woman, whom he forced into a car, at a South Los Angeles home around 1:30 p.m., police said. Officers tracked the car, gave chase and exchanged gunfire with the man, who crashed into a pole outside the supermarket and then ran inside, they said. The unidentified woman, who suffered a graze wound earlier, was taken out of the car by police. 
 
 Frightened customers and workers dove for cover as police bullets fired at the man shattered the store's glass doors. 
 
 Some people inside the supermarket climbed out windows, and others barricaded themselves in rooms as scores of police officers and firefighters and 18 ambulances converged on the scene and prepared for mass casualties. 
 
 Heavily armed officers in riot gear stood along the side of the store and used mirrors to look inside as hostage negotiators tried to coax the man into freeing his 40 to 50 hostages and surrendering. 
 
 At around 6:30 p.m., Atkins agreed to handcuff himself and walked out the front door, surrounded by four of the hostages. He was immediately taken into custody. 
 
 Mayor Eric Garcetti congratulated police and firefighters for their work and mourned the loss of life at the Trader Joe's, where he and his wife regularly shopped when they lived in the neighborhood. 
 
 "The heroism that was shown today was second to none, and the teams that were able to respond, secure the perimeter and engage in conversation with the suspect no doubt saved lives today," he said. 
 
 Among those who survived the harrowing afternoon was 91-year-old Don Kohles, who lives in the neighborhood and was walking into the supermarket when he saw "two police cars coming like a bat out of hell" and the man crashed into the pole. 
 
 The driver got out, and police started firing at him as he ran toward the supermarket. Kohles hurried inside, and he and others took cover as the man ran in. 
 
 "Those bullets went right over the back of me as he was running right down the main aisle," Kohles said. 
 
 Christian Dunlop, a real estate agent and actor who lives nearby and frequents Trader Joe's, was on a corner near the store when he saw four people run out. One person, an employee, was dragging an injured woman by the hands. 
 
 "She appeared lifeless," Dunlop said. 
 
 He then saw five employees hang out a second-floor window and drop to the ground and around 15 others run to safety from the back of the store. Among them was a police officer carrying a small child, he said. 
 
 Police Chief Michel Moore said the gunman made a "series of demands" during the standoff but crisis negotiators believed they could persuade him to surrender peacefully. 
 
 Officers had tracked the car using a stolen-vehicle tracking system and tried to stop the man in Hollywood, but he refused to pull over, Moore said. During the chase, the man fired at officers, shooting out the back window of his car. 
 
 Outside the store, the man exchanged gunfire with police again and that's when Corado was shot and killed, Moore said. It was unclear if she died from police gunfire or was killed by the gunman. 
 
 Fire officials said six people, ranging in age from 12 to 81, were taken to the hospital. None had been shot, and all were in fair condition. 
 
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 Associated Press writer Terry Tang in Phoenix contributed to this report. ||||| LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A Trader Joe’s store assistant manager was killed by gunfire from Los Angeles police officers during a chase and shootout with a suspect in Silver Lake Saturday. 
 
 LAPD Chief Michel Moore told reporters at a news conference Tuesday that investigators have determined that one of two officers accidentally shot 27-year-old Melyda Corado while engaging in a shootout with the suspect, 28-year-old Gene Evin Atkins. 
 
 “I’m sorry to report that we’ve now determined through our forensic investigation, that one of the officers’ rounds struck Ms. Corado as she was exiting the market and was in close proximity to Atkins,” Moore said. “Ms. Corado ran back into the store and collapsed behind the manager’s desk.” 
 
 According to Moore, Atkins’ car had slammed into a light pole outside the entrance of the Trader Joe’s, located in the 2700 block of Hyperion Avenue. 
 
 Upon hearing the crash, Corado was one of several people who ran to the front door of the store, at the same time that an armed Akins himself ran towards the entrance. 
 
 “As he did so, witness statements and physical evidence from the scene support that Atkins fired multiple rounds from a semiautomatic pistol at the officers,” Moore said. “The two Los Angeles police officers who had been pursuing Atkins returned fire in defense of their lives and to protect Atkins from harming other individuals.” 
 
 The officers fired eight rounds in returning Atkins’ gunshots, Moore said. 
 
 The fatal bullet first hit Corado’s arm, then entered her body. 
 
 Atkins appeared in court Tuesday to face more than 30 charges, including one count of murder, six counts of attempted murder, 13 counts of false imprisonment of hostages and one count of felony evading. His arraignment was postponed to Aug. 14. His bail was set at $18.7 million. 
 
 The slaying is attributed to Atkins even though he did not fire the fatal bullet because he is held to have caused the entire situation. 
 
 Moore also released dash-cam video leading up to the chase. Watch it below. 
 
 Before Saturday’s shootout at Trader Joe’s, Atkins allegedly shot and wounded his grandmother, who remains hospitalized, and 17-year-old girlfriend. He then led police on a chase, ending at the store. 
 
 The Trader Joe’s store remained closed Monday, while a memorial of signs and flowers in memory of Corado continued to grow outside the building. 
 
 Although Atkins was booked on suspicion of murder, he could potentially face charges including attempted murder for the roughly 1:30 p.m. Saturday shooting of his 76-year-old grandmother — Mary Elizabeth Madison — in the home they shared in the 1600 block of East 32nd Street. Authorities said the woman was shot as many as seven times and remains hospitalized in critical condition. 
 
 Atkins’ cousin, Charleo Egland, said she didn’t know exactly what prompted the shooting, but said the grandmother did not want Atkins’ girlfriend in the home, and that likely led to a fight that ended with the shooting. 
 
 Police said Atkins’ girlfriend was also wounded in the shooting, and Atkins forced her into his grandmother’s car then drove away with her in the passenger seat. 
 
 Using a LoJack system, police traced the 2015 Toyota Camry sedan to the Hollywood area and gave chase, leading to Silver Lake, where Atkins crashed the Toyota into a power pole around 3:30 p.m. in front of the Trader Joe’s supermarket, Moore said. 
 
 Atkins got out of the car and ran into the store, firing toward officers as he ran, police said. 
 
 A short time later, a woman now known to be Corado was seen being dragged away from the store’s entryway and then unsuccessfully treated by paramedics trying to revive her. 
 
 Moore said about 40 people were in the store when Atkins entered. As Atkins ran inside, employees and customers inside scrambled for cover. 
 
 Some were seen escaping through a window toward the rear of the business and crawling down a ladder to safety. 
 
 Police were also seen carrying several children away from the building. 
 
 Atkins’ girlfriend, who had been in the passenger seat of the Toyota when it crashed in front of the store, was taken to a hospital in fair condition. Fire officials described her as a 20-year-old woman. 
 
 Police amassed outside the store, and around 5:30 p.m., at least three people who appeared to be customers came out of the store with their hands in the air — apparently hostages who were released or shoppers who had managed to elude the gunman. 
 
 Atkins surrendered at about 6:30 p.m. He was taken to a hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound to his left arm. 
 
 Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department said paramedics treated 10 people at the scene of the Trader Joe’s, including Atkins, his girlfriend and Corado. A 12-year-old boy, a 41-year-old woman, a 70-year- old woman and an 81-year-old woman were hospitalized with minor injuries and listed in fair condition, Stewart said. Three other people were evaluated, but declined to be taken to hospitals. 
 
 Moore returned to the crime scene Tuesday to be among the mourners. 
 
 “This is about, frankly, an opportunity to pay some respects to a family and to a loss,” Moore said, appearing to become emotional at times. “This young lady, by every description, had so much to live for, and to a father that has lost, I’m sure it’s (indescribable).” 
 
 Reaction to the revelation that officers had accidentally killed Corado was mixed. 
 
 “I kind of blame the police because they were shooting directly towards the store,” nearby business owner Peter Hakopyan said. 
 
 Hakopyan told CBS2 he knew Corado and witnessed the shootout. 
 
 “It’s a grocery, and there’s people around,” Hakopyan added. “I would think the police would have more restraint.” 
 
 Still, some appreciated the precarious situation in which the officers found themselves. 
 
 “The police did what they felt they had to do in the moment. They couldn’t know,” said longtime Silver Lake resident Miranda Birch. “I think it’s tragic, but I think it’s a mistake to blame the police.” 
 
 A GoFundMe page set up to help cover Corado’s funeral expenses had raised nearly $25,000 as of midday Monday. 
 
 (©2018 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.) ||||| A Trader Joe's employee killed during a crime-spree in Los Angeles last weekend was struck by a police bullet -- not the suspect's bullet -- Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said at a news conference Tuesday. 
 
 Moore said the officers are "devastated" that Trader Joe's employee Melyda Corado, 27, died from their efforts to stop the gunman. 
 
 "I believe my officers' actions were taken to defend themselves and in direct response to the deadly threat," Moore said. "I believe it's what they needed to do in order to defend the people of Los Angeles." 
 
 The chief said the officers will forever in their minds debate their actions. 
 
 Damian Dovarganes/AP 
 
 "I am truly sorry," Moore said. "As a father, as an individual, it is unimaginable, the pain of the Corado family, and everyone that knew her. And we share that pain today." 
 
 Moore called it a "heartbreaking reminder" of the split-second decisions officers make every day. 
 
 "I believe it's what they needed to do in order to defend the people of Los Angeles," he said of the officers. 
 
 AP 
 
 The suspect, 28-year-old Gene Atkins, first shot his grandmother and a teenage girl on Saturday before kidnapping the teenage girl, police said. 
 
 Atkins then led police on a 15-minute car chase as he fired his gun through the back window at the pursuing officers - who did not return fire at that time, authorities said. 
 
 Atkins then crashed into a light-pole outside a Trader Joe's in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood, stormed the store and continued to fire at officers, police said. 
 
 That's when police returned fire and Corado was fatally shot, according to Moore. 
 
 Corado, who heard the car crash, had been fleeing the store as Atkins was going inside, Moore said. 
 
 She was hit by one round that went from her left arm and into her body, Moore said. 
 
 AP 
 
 Atkins, meanwhile, held a standoff inside the Trader Joe's for three hours until he surrendered to authorities, police said. During that time several employees and customers were able to escape and Atkins released others at various points during the ordeal, police said. 
 
 The teenage girl was rescued from the car and was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to her head, police said. 
 
 The grandmother was also hospitalized. 
 
 The LAPD on Tuesday also released dramatic body camera and dash camera video from the deadly encounter, showing officers in pursuit while the suspect was firing at them through his back window. 
 
 The two officers involved were not named on Tuesday. They have been with the department for two years and six years. 
 
 Thirty-one counts were filed against Atkins, including murder, premeditated attempted murder and kidnapping. 
 
 Atkins, who was shot in the arm during the shootout, appeared in court on Tuesday for an initial appearance. Atkins' bail was set at $18.775 million and his next court appearance is scheduled for August 14. 
 
 It was not immediately clear whether or not Atkins had retained an attorney. 
 
 "We remain heartbroken over the tragic death of Melyda Corado and the trauma our Crew Members and customers have suffered," Trader Joe's said in a statement. 
 
 "Mely was a valued and beloved Crew Member. Our sole focus remains on supporting her family and those involved in Saturday’s horrible ordeal."
– A 28-year-old man has been named by authorities in Los Angeles as the gunman in a shootout and kidnapping that ended with an hours-long grocery store stand-off and the death of an employee. Per the LA Times, the LAPD named Gene Atkins as the suspect. Officer Drake Madison told the paper Atkins is being held in lieu of $2 million bail on suspicion of murder. Authorities say Atkins shot his grandmother multiple times and took another woman hostage before driving away in what became a police pursuit and shootout when police located his vehicle hours later. After he's accused of exchanging fire with police, Atkins allegedly drove away before crashing into a pole in front of a Trader Joe's in the Silver Lake neighborhood. Witnesses reportedly said the suspect exchanged fire with police as he ran into the store. Per the AP, a woman was shot and killed when Atkins was entering the store and it remained unclear Sunday evening whether she was hit by police fire or shot by Atkins. The victim has been identified as 27-year-old Melyda Corado. "I'm sad to say she didn't make it. My baby sister. My world," Corado's brother, Albert Corado, has since tweeted. None of the hostages were seriously hurt before cops say Atkins handcuffed himself and surrendered after a 3-hour standoff. A statement from Trader Joe's said the location will be closed for the foreseeable future in order give employees time to personally come to terms with the tragedy.