Crime & Safety

Staff Hold Protest After LA Deputy Shoots Patient Inside Torrance Hospital

Dozens of protesters, many of them hospital staff angry over the shooting, gathered outside the hospital in a show of solidarity.

By CBSLA StaffOctober 14, 2020 at 8:05 am

TORRANCE (CBSLA) – A rally took place Tuesday outside Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance following the shooting of a patient by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy inside the hospital last week.

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Dozens of protesters, many of them hospital staff angry over the shooting, gathered outside the hospital in a show of solidarity for patient care and calling for urgent measure to ensure health and safety.

They held signs that said “remove guns from hospitals,” “policy change now” and “done with guns.” They chanted “no guns at Harbor.”

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