File photo of bullet casings.

A teen was hospitalized after he was shot during a possible gang shooting near Long Beach Poly High School Friday afternoon, authorities said.

The shooting happened at about 4:00PM at Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and 15th Street on Friday, December 2, according to Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) spokeswoman Marlene Arrona.

Arriving officers found the 17-year-old with an apparent gunshot injury.

Long Beach paramedics transported him to a local hospital in stable condition with what appeared to be a non-life threatening injury, she said.

Police are investigating the incident as possibly gang-related.

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