Police are looking for a gunman who left a man wounded on a Central Long Beach street early Monday morning, according to authorities.

The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. on Long Beach Boulevard near 14th Street, Long Beach police spokeswoman Nancy Pratt said.

When officers arrived, they found a man in the street who’d been shot in the upper body, according to Pratt. Paramedics took him to the hospital in stable condition, she said.

The gunman fled on foot before officers got there, according to Pratt. A description of the shooter wasn’t immediately available, and police are still trying to determine what sparked the shooting.

Police asked that anyone with information contact Det. Chris Valdez at 562-570-7370. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.