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In critical condition a suspect is reported for armed robbery after having a confrontation with the Long Beach police after a car chase.
The shooting occurred on the block 1700 off Harbor Boulevard, near the Freeway 710 and Pacific Coast Highway, according to the Long Beach Police Department report .
Update: Armed suspect involved in OIS was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. No officers were injured. The investigation is ongoing.
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Approximately at 07: 43 pm, Silent Hill Police Officers attended a report of theft in a grocery store . When they arrived at the scene, a suspect fled in a car, which started the pursuit.
For a moment, the security elements They lost sight of the suspect’s car in the Willow St. and Atlantic Ave. area, and the Long Beach police were asked to cooperate.
Later, when Long Beach officers attended a traffic collision, noticed that one of the vehicles involved coincided with the description of the car in which the suspect fled .
Witnesses help to locate the suspect
The driver he was not on board the car, but with the help of some witnesses they managed to locate him , and when they approached the individual The shooting started.
With the information available so far, you know i the suspect fired a shot , but none of the police elements was injured in the confrontation.
The suspect received medical attention at the scene of the attack, but had to be transferred in critical condition to a hospital for medical care. His identity has not yet been revealed.
At the scene, authorities recovered a pistol, which was loaded .
While the investigation was in progress, the California Highway Patrol closed the exit ramps from Pacific Coast Highway, eastbound and westbound from Southbound Highway 911 .
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