A man who was fatally shot inside a Compton beauty supply store groped a female customer and was asked to leave the establishment, prompting him to become verbally abusive and threaten to kill people inside, ultimately leading another patron to shoot him, sheriff’s officials said Monday.

Deputies were called about 3:30 p.m. Sunday to the Pink Beauty Supply store in the 1300 block of East Alondra Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Arriving deputies found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

His name was withheld pending notification of relatives.

According to sheriff’s officials, the man entered the store following a female customer, eventually groping her inside the establishment, prompting an employee to ask hi

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