10:45am | This past Monday, December 12, at approximately 5:20pm, Long Beach Police responded to a call of a shooting at an apartment complex located in the 600 block of Orange Avenue, which resulted in the death of a female adult, and the critical injuring of a male adult.
When police arrived, they found the two individuals, each having sustained apparent gunshot wounds. The female subject, a 27-year-old from Long Beach, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The male subject, a 26-year-old and also from Long Beach, was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
Detectives have determined that both individuals resided at this location together and were in a relationship, but are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and what role each of them played in the shooting. Their names are being withheld at this time pending notification of their relatives.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Hugo Cortes and Peter Lackovic at (562) 570-7355.