A suspect is in the hospital Thursday after being shot in Torrance while authorities were serving a warrant in a child abuse investigation, police said.
The shooting was reported about 3:45 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
"Around 3:45 a.m., LAPD investigators along with U.S. Marshals were in the 4800 block of Torrance (Boulevard) serving a felony child abuse warrant on a suspect," an LAPD statement said.
"The suspect shot at officers who returned fire," police said. "The suspect was struck by gunfire & transported to a local hospital. During the shooting, an officer sustained a graze wound & has received medical treatment. The suspect's firearm is at scene. The area of Torrance (Boulevard between) Anza (Avenue) & Victoria (Street) will be impacted for several hours due to the investigation."
According to the LAPD, SWAT officers were not deployed as part of the warrant service operation.
According to Fox 11, the wounded suspect, a 44-year-old man, was taken to a hospital by Torrance Fire Department personnel, and he was listed in stable condition. His name was not immediately available.
Police closed all lanes of Torrance Boulevard from Anza Avenue and Reynolds Drive for an unknown duration while they investigated the shooting, according to the Torrance Police Department, which reported around daybreak that there was "no threat to the public."
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD officers were involved in the investigation. Other details were not immediately available.
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