Overview
- The attack was reported around 8:15 a.m. Monday at the Switzer Learning Center, a private K–12 special-education school in Torrance.
- Two staff members were transported to Harbor General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and a third was treated at the scene.
- Police say the suspect, a former student, also attempted to stab a fourth staff member before being taken into custody at the school.
- During the arrest, the suspect claimed to have placed two pipe bombs near 208th Street and Amapola Avenue, triggering a bomb-squad response.
- Authorities later found two devices characterized as incendiary and rendered them safe, reported no ongoing threat, and continued the investigation without releasing a name or motive.