Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Man in Wounded in Long Beach Shooting Dies

A man was fatally shot Saturday night in west Long Beach, said Long Beach Police.

Updated at 9:07 p.m.

A man killed in a shooting in Long Beach has been identified as a 24-year-old San Diego resident.

Nicholas Andrade was found shot in the torso in the 1900 block of Harbor Avenue. Paramedics rushed Andrade to the hospital but he died, officers said.

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Investigator said there is no suspect information yet available. The incident is being investigated as possibly gang-related.

Long Beach Police ask anyone with information is urged to contact LBPD Homicide Detectives Mark McGuire and Greg Krabbe at (562) 570-7244.

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Anonymous tips may be submitted at (800) 222-8477, texting TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES, or 274637, or visiting the Crime Stoppers website.

Original story:

A man was fatally shot Saturday night in west Long Beach, a police sergeant said.

Officers were dispatched at 9:20 p.m. to the 1900 block of Harbor Avenue, according to Long Beach police Sgt. Aaron Eaton.

"Officers arrived and found a male adult suffering from a gunshot wound," Eaton said. "The victim was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries."

There was no suspect information and it was not known if the shooting was gang-related, Eaton said.

Homicide detectives have been assigned to the case, and anyone with information about this crime is asked to call them at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips can be left at www.lacrimestoppers.org.

-- City News Service


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