Man Shot In Officer-Involved Shooting After Allegedly Firing At Long Beach Officers
LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — A man on a bicycle was wounded Monday by Long Beach police after allegedly firing shots at the officers.
Officers were dispatched to Martin Luther King Jr. Park, at 1950 Lemon Ave., regarding a report of gunfire about 2 p.m., according to the Long Beach Police Department.
Officers found the suspect near East Leigh Court and Orange Avenue. The suspect then and fired at the officers and they returned fire, according to the LBPD.
The suspect was shot in the upper body and taken to a hospital in unknown condition.
No officers were injured in the shooting.
Anyone with information about the shooting was encouraged to contact homicide detectives Michael Hubbard and Leticia Gamboa at 562-570-7244.
