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A woman was found dead and a man hospitalized after a Tuesday night shooting in East Long Beach, police said. 

Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Nancy Pratt said the shooting occurred around 10PM in the 3500 block of Monica Avenue, which is adjacent to the Hawaiian Gardens and Los Alamitos city borders. 

“Officers arrived and located one female victim who was pronounced deceased at the scene,” she said. “A second victim (male) arrived at a local hospital with non life threatening injuries and police were notified.”

The relationship between the woman and man is unknown at this time, but their injuries are believed to be from the same incident. The suspect is outstanding and the investigation is ongoing.

Police did not provide a discreption of the suspect, but on social media, he was described as a male Hispanic in his 40s wearing a black sweater and blue jeans or Dickies.

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