Police say two gunmen attacked a man during a robbery in North Long Beach on Saturday around 9:45 p.m.
The victim was on Long Beach Boulevard near 55th Street when two men approached him, “struck him with a firearm and demanded his belongings, which escalated when one of the suspects discharged a firearm,” the Long Beach Police Department said on its website.
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The gunfire didn’t hit anyone, according to police, and the suspects fled before officers arrived.
Police said the investigation was ongoing. No suspect information was immediately available.