The Brief Witnesses claimed an LAPD officer struck a young girl exiting a vehicle on East 88th Place in South Los Angeles during a police response Thursday. An adult, a child, and officers involved in the vehicle collision were transported to a local hospital after complaining of pain. The Los Angeles Police Department is denying allegations that an officer hit a child during a pursuit in South Los Angeles Thursday night. What we know:The incident unfolded Thursday, July 30, as LAPD officers were in pursuit of an allegedly armed man in the area of Avalon Boulevard and East 88th Place. According to witnesses at the scene, an LAPD officer struck a little girl who was unrelated to the pursuit a short distance from where police were pursuing suspects.