LONG BEACH (CNS) – Authorities Wednesday were searching for the person who fatally shot a man in Long Beach.
Long Beach Police Department officers were called about 8:25 p.m. Tuesday to the area of the Los Angeles River and Pacific Coast Highway, near the Long Beach (710) Freeway, on reports of a shooting and found the man down at the scene with multiple gunshots to his lower body, according to the LBPD.
Officers provided first aid to the man until Long Beach Fire Department paramedics arrived to take him to a hospital, where he died of his injuries. His name was not released pending notification of relatives.
LBPD detectives were working to determine a motive for the shooting, and no suspect description was available.
Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to contact LBPD Detectives Michael Hubbard or Jesus Espinoza at 562-570-7244. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.
