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Gunfire Strikes LASD Patrol Car in Rolling Hills Estates as Deputy Remains Uninjured

Investigators have cordoned off Silver Spur Road during an active search for the shooter.

Overview

  • The incident occurred around 9:08 a.m. in the 600 block of Deep Valley Drive after a response to reports of multiple speeding vehicles.
  • A Lomita Station deputy heard a pop while driving away and found a single bullet hole on the passenger-side trunk hatch with no exit hole.
  • No injuries were reported, and no suspect has been located.
  • LASD, Palos Verdes Estates and Torrance police, and the LASD Aero Bureau established a containment zone centered on Silver Spur Road between Crenshaw and Hawthorne boulevards.
  • Authorities urged residents to avoid the area and asked anyone with information to contact Lomita Station at (310) 539-1661 or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.