Gunman shoots into North Long Beach home, injures woman, police say
Police say the woman was in her home in the 400 block of East Morningside Street when she was suddenly struck by gunfire sometime before 3 a.m.
A woman was injured early Friday morning when someone fired a gun into her North Long Beach home, according to authorities.
Police say an unknown suspect was in the 400 block of East Morningside Street just before 3 a.m. when they suddenly discharged a gun in the direction of the woman's home, striking her in the leg. The suspect then left the area, authorities said.
Authorities arrived and took the woman to a local hospital for treatment, police said. Her gunshot wound was not life-threatening and she is in stable condition, according to the LBPD.
Police say theyβre still looking for a suspect and investigating a motive for the shooting.
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