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Motorcyclist reportedly shot on 405 Freeway in Torrance; investigation snarls traffic

A section of the northbound 405 Freeway is temporarily closed in Torrance amid a shooting investigation Thursday afternoon.
A section of the northbound 405 Freeway is temporarily closed in Torrance amid a shooting investigation Thursday afternoon. Authorities responded to the freeway at Crenshaw Boulevard around 9:30 a.m. for a report of a person being shot, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim was later waiting for officers on 182nd Street and Crenshaw Boulevard, and that person was transported to a hospital in unknown condition.
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A shooting investigation shut down the northbound side of the 405 Freeway for over an hour Thursday in Torrance.

The closure began sometime after 9:30 a.m. when the California Highway Patrol responded to the scene on the northbound 405 regarding the report of a motorcyclist who had been shot, agency officials said.

The victim, a 44-year-old man, told the CHP that he had been shot by another motorcyclist on the freeway.

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The man was transported to a hospital with a gunshot wound. CHP did not say whether the injury was serious or not life-threatening.

Around noon, the CHP shut down all lanes to search for evidence, snarling traffic.

Footage from KTLA-TV Channel 5 showed traffic backed up for almost a mile.

All lanes of the freeway were reopened by 1:30 p.m.

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