LONG BEACH, Calif. – A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries when he was attacked by two suspects while working on a vehicle in Long Beach, authorities said Saturday.
The victim told officers that he fled the location and heard gunfire while leaving. Officers located evidence, including shell casings, that a shooting had occurred at the scene of the attack, the Long Beach Police Department reported.
Officers were dispatched at about 11:30 p.m. Friday to the 1200 block of West 16th Street regarding an assault with a deadly weapon. The victim who fled the scene was subsequently transported by paramedics to a hospital for lower and upper body injuries.
The suspects fled in an unknown direction.
Long Beach police urged anyone with information about the incident to call them at 562-435-6711 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
