Global Courant 2023-04-17 09:13:06
Authorities say police shot a man outside the Acura Grand Prix in Long Beach on Sunday afternoon while he was responding to a call about shots being fired in the area.
Long Beach police responded to a “no-hit shooting” on 3rd Street and Elm Avenue, near the popular street race in downtown Long Beach, around 4:45 p.m.
A few minutes later, an officer on patrol heard shots fired near Ocean Boulevard and Elm Avenue, and found a man suspected of firing the gun, police spokesman Allison Gallagher said. Police shot the man moments later, hitting his upper body, authorities said.
The man “suffered a non-life-threatening injury” and was taken to a hospital, Gallagher said. No officers were injured. A firearm was recovered at the scene.
It was not yet clear on Sunday evening why the police shot the man.
Police were also investigating two nearby shootings reported earlier Sunday afternoon: one in the 600 block of Ocean Boulevard, where no one was hit, and another in the 700 block of Atlantic Avenue, where a man suffered a gunshot wound, Gallagher said.
Police believe the same person may be responsible for all the incidents, Gallagher said.
