ALBANY, Calif. - An investigation us now underway by several agencies after gunfire rang out at a Toyota dealership in Albany where authorities say a man shot and killed a woman who worked at the service center and was then shot and killed by Berkeley police.
The Alameda County sheriff's office says the woman killed Thursday was the victim of domestic violence at her workplace.
On Friday, staff at the dealership did not want to go on camera but confirmed to KTVU the suspect had brought the victim coffee before returning and using a handgun to shoot her on the second floor.
The victim had worked at the dealership's business development center, helping to identify sales leads among new and existing customers.
Workers say they knew little about the woman's relationship with the suspect.
Jennifer Dow-Rowell executive director of Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments said, "It can be difficult to reach somebody when they are in the throes of a violent relationship, because it is our impulse to protect our relationships, and we don't want people to know there's trouble."
On Friday, the Toyota service center was closed to the public but was returning cars to customers who couldn't visit because of the shooting.
A day after the tragedy, the Albany police chief and a Berkeley police spokeswoman had no new information to release.
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