Shooting in North Long Beach leaves man hospitalized, police say
The man was in the 5800 block of Locust Avenue around 10 p.m. Friday when an unknown suspect shot him, according to the LBPD.
Authorities are investigating a shooting in North Long Beach that left a man hospitalized Friday night.
Long Beach police say the man was in the 5800 block of Locust Avenue around 10 p.m. when an unknown male suspect fired a gun, hitting him.
LBPD officers aided the man before Long Beach Fire Department personnel took him to a local hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his lower body, according to authorities. The wound was not considered life-threatening, police added.
The motive and circumstances for the shooting are under investigation, police said.
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