Crime & Safety
UPDATE: L.A. Man Allegedly Kidnaps Ex-Girlfriend in Redondo Beach Dies of Apparent Self-Inflicted Gunshot
The woman was found in Torrance a few hours later. The suspect was found dead at around 3 p.m. with a gunshot wound.
A 27-year-old man suspected of abducting his ex- girlfriend at gunpoint in Redondo Beach on Thursday was found dead in a Torrance motel room bathroom, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
The 22-year-old woman, who later escaped unharmed, was abducted about 3:20 a.m. in the 900 block of Carnelian Street, Redondo Beach police Sgt. Shawn Freeman said.
She was located about 5:15 a.m. at the Super 8 motel at 2360 Sepulveda Blvd. after
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reportedly calling a relative who then notified police.
Police started emptying the hotel about 8 a.m., and traffic was routed away from the area.
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Members of the Redondo Beach and Torrance police departments contained the room where the suspect, identified as Timothy Thomas of Los Angeles, had rented a room and found him dead in the bathroom from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Freeman said.
The suspect was found about 3:10 p.m., according to Torrance police.
— City News Service
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