In what appears to be a murder and simultaneous attempted suicide, Long Beach Police responded to a call regarding a young dead girl and unconscious man in a church parking lot located near the southeast corner of Woodruff Avenue and Willow Street. 

When officers arrived, they learned that the body of a 9-year-old girl, who is not being identified, had received lacerations to her upper body and been determined deceased at the scene by paramedics who had arrived earlier. The suspect, a male adult found near the victim, had sustained what are believed to be self-inflicted lacerations to various parts of his body. He was transported to a local hospital and is currently listed in stable condition.

According to Nancy Pratt, spokesperson for the LBPD, they are unsure of when the injuries were inflicted or why. The suspect, believed to be her father, was transported to a hospital where he remains in stable condition. He will be booked pending his release from the hospital

Anyone who may have any information regarding this incident is urged to call Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Scott Lasch and Donald Goodman at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted via text or web at www.tipsoft.com.