Man fatally shot near Lincoln Park, police say
The man was shot around 4:23 p.m.Thursday, according to authorities.
Police said they’re investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Downtown Long Beach Thursday afternoon.
The man was in the 200 block of West Broadway near Lincoln Park when he was shot, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
Police said they believe the suspect approached the victim, shot him and then quickly fled the area.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel took the man to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries, according to authorities.
The man’s identity is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin by the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner, police added.
At this time, the motive and circumstances of the shooting are under investigation, police said.
Police are asking anyone with information on the shooting to call homicide detectives Eric Thai and Chasen Contreras at 562-570-7244.
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