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Double Shooting In Downtown Long Beach Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured

LONG BEACH (CBSLA) -- A shooting in Long Beach's downtown area killed one person overnight and left one person wounded.

The incident happened near the intersection of Broadway and Pine Avenue around 1:20 a.m. Saturday.

The suspect, only described as a male adult, remained on the loose as of Saturday morning.

Authorities believe the suspect and victim, identified as 36-year-old Javante Fearence of Long Beach, got into an argument before gunfire rang out.

It's unclear how the second victim was involved in the shooting, but that individual was treated and released from a local hospital.

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