A 42-year-old man who was fatally shot inside a Compton beauty supply store was identified by county authorities Tuesday.

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner confirmed the fatally wounded man was Zaque Sykes who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputies were called about 3:30 p.m. Sunday to the Pink Beauty Supply store in the 1300 block of East Alondra Boulevard regarding reports that the suspect allegedly followed a female customer into the store and groped her, and then was asked to leave the establishment, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Sykes then became verbally abusive and threatened to kill people inside, the sheriff’s department added.

He then became “increasingly verbally assaultive” toward customers and employees, sheriff’s official

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