Sexual assault suspect shot and wounded in police shooting in Torrance

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Officials said the shooting unfolded as LAPD officers were serving a search warrant connected to a sexual assault suspect.

Are you or someone you know a recent survivor of sexual assault? Help is available. Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network provides a 24/7 national sexual assault hotline, which can be reached at 1-800-656-4673. TORRANCE , Calif. – A suspect was recovering at a local hospital after investigators said he was shot and wounded by police gunfire after allegedly shooting at officers.

Thursday, an officer called for help on the radio while at a home on Reynolds Drive, near Torrance Boulevard and Anza Avenue. Authorities said the LAPD’s Gang and Narcotics Division was assisting the department’s Juvenile Division with the arrest of a sexual assault suspect. As officers approached the home, shots were fired at police, and gunfire was exchanged between the officers and the suspect. The suspect, identified only as a 44-year-old man, was struck by police gunfire.

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