Woman stabbed after man fired shots at her outside Canoga Park mall

A man who police say was armed with an assault weapon fired multiple shots at a woman at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Canoga Park today but missed, then allegedly stabbed the victim in what authorities described as a child custody issue.

Officers responded about 12:25 p.m. to reports of a shooting and/or stabbing near the Cheesecake Factory restaurant in the 6600 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Police told reporters at the scene...