LASD Assists Redondo Beach PD With Officer Involved Shooting At Torrance Blvd.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives are continuing to assist the Redondo Beach Police Department with an attempted murder/Officer-Involved Shooting investigation.

The incident occurred Aug. 25, 2021 about 8:20 p.m. at the Redondo Beach Pier, 100 block of west Torrance Blvd., Redondo Beach. 

Detectives have learned that officers assigned to the Redondo Beach Police Department responded to the location regarding a gunshot victim call and an active shooter.  Upon their arrival, the officers located two victims, one male Hispanic juvenile suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower torso and a male Hispanic adult also suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower torso.

Both victims were transported to a local area hospital where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries and are in stable condition.

Officers located the suspect, who was armed with a handgun and a knife. When the officers attempted to detain the suspect, an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred. The suspect was struck in the upper torso and pronounced dead at the scene.

No officers or additional civilians were injured during the incident.  A handgun and knife were recovered at the scene. The investigation is on-going and there is no other information available at this time.  

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.

For anonymous line dial 800-222-8477, or by use the website http://lacrimestoppers.org