LONG BEACH, Calif. – Two men were shot within two hours in the area of Long Beach Polytechnic High School, and both were expected to survive, authorities said Monday.
The first shooting occurred at 9:32 p.m. Sunday in the 1800 block of Locust Avenue, according to Long Beach police Lt. Danielle Quinones. Police were notified about a man with a gunshot wound to his lower body.
“Upon officers’ arrival, the victim was uncooperative with the investigation and gave officers very limited information regarding the incident and suspect(s) description,” Quinones said.
The victim would not tell police the location of the shooting, she said. He was taken to a hospital by paramedics for treatment of his non-life-threatening wounds.
Officers were summoned at 11:29 p.m. to the intersection of Pasadena Avenue and Hill Street on a call of shots fired, Quinones said.
There, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds to his lower body she said.
“The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim got into a verbal altercation with another male adult suspect who is known to the victim,” Quinones said. “During the altercation, the suspect produced a handgun and fired an unknown number of times at the victim, striking him three times in the lower body.”
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The suspect left the scene before officers arrived, she said.
Paramedics took the victim to a hospital for treatment of his wounds that were not believed life-threatening, Quinones said.
Investigations were underway in both cases, she said.
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson has not addressed the uptick in crime since taking office in December.
2UrbanGirls contributed to this report.
