Long Beach police are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead and another hospitalized Thursday evening.

Police said someone fired “numerous rounds” around 6:44 p.m. in the 600 block of 61st Street, which is just off Atlantic Avenue in North Long Beach.

One of the men hit by the gunfire was taken to the hospital where was listed in stable condition, and the other man who’d been wounded died at the scene, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Authorities identified the deceased man as Mario Morales-Moreno, a 51-year-old resident of Long Beach. According to KABC 7, he was using a leaf blower in front of his home before he was shot.

Police believe Morales-Moreno was not the intended target. Homicide detectives are still trying to determine the motivation for the shooting.

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Police said officers detained three people near where the shooting took place.

One of them was arrested after officers discovered he had a firearm, but, “their involvement in the incident is undetermined and currently under investigation,” police said.

Police said they’ve added patrols in the neighborhood in response to the violence.

City News Service contributed to this report, which has been updated with more information from police.

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