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Man Shot Dead In Underground Parking Lot Of Brea Target Store

BREA (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a man was shot and killed in an underground parking lot of a Target store in Brea Saturday morning.

The shooting occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m. in the 800 block of East Birch Street. According to Brea police, a man parked his car, got out and started walking into the target when at least one suspect approached and fired multiple rounds at the victim.

He died at the scene. He was later identified as 44-year-old Alex Lin.

It was unclear how many suspects there were. There was no immediate suspect description or motive for the killing.

Target had opened at 8 a.m. and there were shoppers in the store at the time of the shooting. It remained open following the incident and there were no evacuations.

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