LONG BEACH, Calif. — A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized Tuesday morning after he was shot just blocks from Long Beach Polytechnic High School, authorities said.
Long Beach police responded around 10:30 a.m. to reports of gunfire in the 500 block of New York Street, approximately three blocks from the Poly High campus. When officers arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower body, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
Long Beach Fire Department crews treated the teen at the scene before transporting him to a local hospital.
According to LBPD spokesperson Officer Eric Stachura, a preliminary investigation revealed that a man approached a group of male juveniles and brandished a firearm. The suspect then fired toward the group, striking the victim. The gunman fled before officers arrived.
No suspect description was immediately available, and the motive remains under investigation.
Police are urging anyone with information to contact LBPD detectives.
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