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Several people have been injured and two people are dead after a shooting near a polling station in California.

The scene, near Azusa, California, was temporarily placed on lock-down. Authorities have said there is no indication that the shooter had targeted the polling place.

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The Azusa police department confirmed that the incident started just after 2 p.m. local time, and asked residents to shelter in place.

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Critical Incident: Please stay out of the area of Fourth St & Orange Ave. All residents in the area shelter in place. — Azusa Police (@AzusaPD) November 8, 2016

The police department also confirmed that the first officers on the scene came under fire from the suspect, and that they identified “multiple shooting victims.” One person was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect was contained after the shooting, and after a standoff he was found dead in a nearby home.

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All of the police officers who had been pinned down by gunfire are safe, the department confirmed.

Azusa is located approximately one hour east of Los Angeles.

A spokesman told Reuters there was no evidence that the incident was related to election day or the polling station. The Los Angeles police department, which has taken over the investigation, confirmed that information.

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#LASD Homicide handling the @AzusaPD shooting investigation. It does not appear to have any direct connection to the election/polling places pic.twitter.com/masM6337Sw — LA County Sheriff's (@LASDHQ) November 9, 2016

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The local police chief, Steve Hunt, told reporters that the suspect was armed with an assault rifle with “rapid fire capability.”

The shooting happened just as polls began to close across the United States.