At least three people died and six others were injured when a car crashed into a supermarket in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, while authorities continue to search for a missing 84-year-old woman and investigate a high school shooting in Maryland.
The Los Angeles Fire Department reported the car crash occurred shortly after noon at a 99 Ranch Market in the Westwood neighborhood. Aerial footage showed the vehicle lodged inside the supermarket. Firefighters pronounced three people dead at the scene. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the victims as 42-year-old Deris Renoj, 52-year-old Leonel Mateo, and 28-year-old Zih Dao. According to a statement from 99 Ranch Market, the victims included two employees and a customer. The store will remain closed for the immediate future.
In other news, "Today" host Savannah Guthrie released a direct plea to the public on Monday, begging for help in finding her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who was reported missing on February 1. "We are at an hour of desperation, and we need your help," Guthrie said in an Instagram video. "We believe our mom is still out there. We need your help." A source close to the Guthrie family disputed initial reports about the timeline of her disappearance, stating that Nancy Guthrie was not scheduled to attend a church service on the day she vanished, as previously reported.
Also on Monday, a student was shot inside Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland, according to Montgomery County police. One person is in custody in connection with the shooting, and the school was placed on lockdown. Rockville is located approximately 20 miles north of Washington, D.C.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military struck its 39th alleged drug-carrying boat on Monday, resulting in the deaths of two people and leaving one survivor. The military's Southern Command said the vessel was "operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations" and "engaged in narco-trafficking operations." The U.S. Coast Guard was notified about a "person in distress," and the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center Ecuador is organizing a search-and-rescue effort for the survivor.
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