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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