Briefs

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 

Reporters Desk

Recent Posts

County to Protect Medi-Cal and CalFresh Access for 1.7 Million Residents Amid New Federal Work Requirements

The motion also calls for the expansion of workfare and volunteer opportunities across county departments…

17 hours ago

Governors Briefs: CalRx® Insulin, $11 a Pen, Will Soon be Available and Appointment Announced

This launch marks a significant step in the state's ongoing effort to lower prescription drug…

17 hours ago

Purdue Student Paper Shows Solidarity With Rival

  After the Indiana University Media School fired its director of student media and banned…

18 hours ago

POLA Lead Attorney Steve Otera Named Corporate Counsel of the Year by LA Business Journal

  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Business Journal has given a top legal honor…

18 hours ago

Ports Briefs: POLB Cargo Slows as Clean Truck Study and Air Quality Report Highlight Progress

The Final 2024 Class 8 Drayage Truck Feasibility Assessment Report focuses on battery electric and…

21 hours ago

Public Health Investigating Possible Local Spread of Clade I Mpox; Third Case Confirmed in Los Angeles County

So far in 2025, Public Health has reported 118 cases of clade II mpox.

2 days ago