Police say a man was fatally shot this weekend just south of the 91 Freeway in North Long Beach.

The shooting happened at about 8:45 p.m. Saturday on Cherry Avenue near Artesia Boulevard, according to Long Beach police.

Officers responded to the area and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body, police said.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name was withheld pending family notification.

Detectives were still looking into a motive for the shooting and the circumstances that led up to it.

No suspect description was immediately available.