LONG BEACH (CNS) – An armed suspect is in police custody Thursday after being shot by Long Beach Police Department officers at the A Line Metro station in Long Beach.
Police were called to Pacific Avenue and Fifth Street around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday regarding a man brandishing a firearm on the Metro platform. When they arrived, the officers found the suspect, who immediately exited the platform and ran away, according to Sgt. Bradford Stein.
A pursuit began and during the chase, police shot the suspect.
Long Beach Fire Department paramedics took the suspect to a hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his upper body, Stein said.
“Due to police activity near the A Line (Blue) Pacific Station in downtown Long Beach, a temporary bus bridge was activated to help Metro customers access areas near the station or connect to other transit services until the station reopens,” Metro spokesman Patrick Chandler told City News Service. “Metro apologizes for any inconvenience this delay may have caused for our customers.”
The trains departing from the Long Beach station were delayed from 20 to 40 minutes, according to Metro.
Police said the suspect was medically cleared and taken to the Long Beach City Jail for booking, Stein said. No officers were injured and no other injuries were reported.
Officers recovered a replica firearm at the scene.
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