At 12:30PM today, the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) responded to a shots-fired call where officers discovered two victims near 65th and Paramount Blvd. in North Long Beach.

Two males were found already shot; one in the upper torso and the other in a lower extremity. Both were then transferred to a hospital where one was pronounced dead and the other is in critical condition.

Investigators are presuming the incident was gang-related and believe the shootings occurred during a drive-by.