Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Unknown

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/02/2024

Location : 2900 block of Oregon Court

City : Torrance

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : Torrance Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police under unknown circumstances

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On December 2, 2024, Torrance Police Department officers were dispatched to the 2900 block of Oregon Court to investigate a report of "suspicious circumstances." Upon arriving at the scene, officers engaged with an individual, culminating in the police fatally shooting them. The individual was pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not disclose whether the person was armed, the number of shots fired, or the sequence of events leading to the shooting.
Aerial footage showed a white canopy covering the deceased individual near a vehicle with open doors and a trunk. Two visibly upset women arrived later and spoke with officers. The Torrance Police Department has not released the names of the officers involved or the individual who was killed.
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The Torrance Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into the incident.
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Last Update: 12/03/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

1. https://abc7.com/post/torrance-police-shooting-leaves-person-dead/15617140/
2. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/lapd-gang-and-narcotics-investigation-ends-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-torrance/
3. https://www.foxla.com/news/sexual-assault-suspect-shot-and-wounded-in-police-shooting-in-torrance