Employees shot near aerospace plant during 1992 riots, Torrance CA
WeaponsDuring the 1992 Los Angeles riots near Hawthorne Municipal Airport, two employees were shot, leading to partial closure of a local aerospace plant. On the speaker's way home, they observed multiple police agencies responding to an incident near El Camino College.
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Interesting, Northrop, which is now SpaceX,
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we had a parking lot across the street from the Hawthorne Municipal Airport, and two of our employees were shot,
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and that precipitated a closure of the plant except for, what do they call that, critical operations.
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So obviously security was there.
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We, our organization, had to support security.
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So we had employees that were working there.
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And I worked a second shift at that time doing service work.
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And on my way home one night,
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down by El Camino College.
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Redondo Beach, Gardena, Torrance area.
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I came upon an intersection where they had some guys laying out in the middle of the intersection.
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And there was Gardena PD,
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Redondo Beach PD,
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Sheriff,
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California Highway Patrol, Torrance PD,
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and I mean, they were just cop cars all around.
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And I pulled over.
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in front of El Camino College.
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Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90506
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