2nd Annual March Held For Melyda Corado, Inadvertently Killed By LAPD Gunfire During 2018 Hostage Situation

Los Angeles CA

19 July, 2021

4:27 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: SILVER LAKE (CBSLA) – It's been three years since a hostage situation at a Trader Joe's in Silver Lake claimed the life of the store's manager, Melyda Corado, and Sunday, a second annual march was held in her honor. On July 18, 2018, a pursuit and shooting suspect, Gene Atkins, crashed outside the doors of the Trader Joe's where Corado was working. She rushed toward the front of the store. Police fired at Atkins as he ran into the store. The bullet that killed Corado was fired by an officer. An hours long standoff then ensued, and later LAPD, the Police Commission and the District Attorney's office deemed the shooting to be with department policy. Read more at CBSLA CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.