Burlington store shooting in North Hollywood sends terrified Christmas shoppers fleeing

A SHOOTING at a Burlington Coat Factory store in North Hollywood sends terrified Christmas shoppers fleeing.

Police in Los Angeles confirmed to The US Sun that units received a call of shots fired at the department store on Thursday morning.

LAPD officials said they were trying to contact the department store regarding the shooting.

Police quickly debunked reports of an active shooter at the location, tweeting: "This is NOT an active shooter. Suspect is in custody."

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