Police investigate deadly shooting in North Long Beach
Police say a man was fatally shot last night in North Long Beach, but few other details were immediately available. The killing happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. Monday on East Artesia Boulevard between Cherry Avenue and Paramount Boulevard, according to Long Beach police. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a “life-threatening injury,”…
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Long Beach Poly student wounded in shooting near campus, LBUSD says
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