It happened at around 10:15 p.m. near the intersection of Madrona Avenue and Plaza Del Amo, according to the Torrance Police ...

Leonardo Diaz, 34, died when Torrance Police shot him last month. Police later learned Diaz had summoned them to his location with a man with a gun call.

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A motorist was killed when the driver’s vehicle slammed into a traffic pole in Torrance and erupted in flames, police said Wednesday. Officers responded to the intersection of Madrona Avenue and Plaza ...

Diaz was shown on body-worn camera footage walking toward police with a screwdriver that they mistook for a knife. (Photo from Torrance Police Department) Four officers shot a man to death last ...

Diaz was shown on body-worn camera footage walking toward police with a screwdriver that they mistook for a knife. (Photo from Torrance Police Department) Four officers shot a man to death last ...

Torrance Fire Department personnel pronounced the motorcyclist dead at the scene. The car was driven by a 78-year-old man.

Northbound Crenshaw Blvd. at Del Amo Blvd. is closed because of the accident, the Torrance Police Department said. Video of the intersection shows blanketed fog, making street signs difficult to see.

After the shooting, police rendered medical aid to Diaz and contacted paramedics with the Torrance Fire Department, who pronounced Diaz dead at the scene. Diaz appeared to have multiple wounds to ...