Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Concludes In Torrance

TORRANCE, CA – The on-scene investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Torrance finished up Saturday, after a man was killed following a short police pursuit and failed attempts to stop him, authorities said. The area of the 2900 block of Sepulveda Boulevard was reopened at 4:18 p.m. following a 14-hour on-scene investigation, according to Torrance police Sgt. Ronald Harris.

The drama began at 2:08 a.m. in the area of Hawthorne Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway, Harris said.

Torrance officers tried to pull over an alleged reckless driver in a green Ford Ranger, Harris said. The driver refused to pull over and a short chase began. Officers tried using the Precision Intervention Technique or PIT maneuver to stop him.

A second PIT maneuver ended on Sepulveda Boulevard with an OIS, he said.

Officers pulled the driver from the car and he was transported to a hospital by paramedics where he was pronounced dead. His name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Harris was unable to provide details about how the OIS took place, whether the man was armed or how many officers were involved in the shooting.

The OIS was under investigation by Acting Torrance police Capt. Jeremiah Hart of the Special Operations Bureau as well as the Los Angeles County District Attorney's shooting team from the Justice System Integrity Division, he said.

Anyone with information was asked to call Torrance police at (310) 618- 5570.

City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Image via Shutterstock