Gunfire Ricochets Across Busy South Bay Shopping Center

TORRANCE, CA — A woman is lucky to be alive today following a shooting at a busy South Bay shopping center.

The shooting occurred Friday night outside the BevMo! in the popular Rolling Hills Plaza shopping center in the 2500 block of Pacific Coast Highway.

A woman was sitting in her car in the parking lot of the shopping center when an unknown person fired several rounds into the back of her car, said Torrance Police Department Lt. C Farley.

"It's actually pretty amazing that she wasn't shot," he added.

The woman's car was struck repeatedly, and a couple rounds were also fired into a business in the shopping center, said Farley. There were several people inside the business at the time, but no one was hit by the gunfire, he said.

It was dark at the time of the shooting, and police did not have a description of the shooter as of Saturday afternoon. The shooter was in a white or silver car, according to police.

The gunfire rattled shoppers at the busy center as word of the mysterious shooting spread. Police cordoned off parts of the shopping center and canvassed the area. Movie goers were turned away from the center's AMC Rolling Hills 20.

Detectives have not identified a possible shooter or motive, said Farley.

Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call the Torrance Police Department at 310- 328-3456.