US elections: 2 including gunman dead after shooting near California polling site

A polling station in the area was placed on lockdown as was a school, according to local news reports.

Update: 2016-11-09 00:11 GMT
Police say a female armed with an assault rifle, but there are conflicting reports. (Photo: Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles: A shooting in Southern California has killed one person and wounded three others near a polling site.

Authorities in California say the gunman is dead.

Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Gustavo Medina says one person was dead on arrival in the city of Azusa on Tuesday. He says two people were airlifted to hospitals and a fourth was being treated.

An elementary school that's also a polling place was on lockdown. Elections officials say one other polling site was affected, urging voters to cast their ballots in other locations.

The motivation is unknown and it's unclear whether the shooting has anything to do with the election.

Azusa police say arriving officers found multiple victims, came under fire and returned fire themselves. No officers were injured, and no arrests have been made.

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