Police say a 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting last night in Central Long Beach.
The shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday on Alamitos Avenue near 10th Street, according to Long Beach police.
Investigators determined the teen walked up to a vehicle, then was shot once in the lower body, police said.
The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of his wound, which was not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
A motive for the shooting remains under investigation and a description of the assailant was not immediately available.