Redondo Beach Police Chief cautions ‘safe’ self-defense
Laurencio Gamboa, 33, was arrested on suspicion of burglary and vehicular theft after being shot by a North Redondo resident. Photo courtesy RBPD It was about 2:30 a.m. last Tuesday, Jan. 19, when police responded to a shooting on an otherwise calm street in North Redondo Beach. The incident, neighbors said, was surprisingly quiet — most residents of Nelson Avenue’s 2000 block had little idea of the circumstances that brought the flashing lights of Redondo Beach Police to their street, while a few were shocked to learn that a shooting had occurred at all. Despite the confusion, the facts remain: A 33-year-old Redondo Beach resident, later identified by police as Laurencio Gamboa, was arrested and charged with burglary after being shot by the resident of a home on Nelson Avenue. According to police reports, a resident at the apartment complex was alerted to movement in his garage by a wireless security system. Via their phone, the resident was able to watch the suspected burglar standing near a motorcycle (belonging to a friend of the resident). The resident and a friend in the residence armed themselves with firearms — one with a handgun, one with a rifle. The two found the…
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