Man allegedly stabs another man at Long Beach strip mall; shot by police

The officer involved in the shooting was not injured, she said.

City News Service
Monday, March 6, 2023
Man allegedly stabs another man at Long Beach strip mall
A man who allegedly stabbed another man at a Long Beach strip mall Sunday night was shot and wounded by an arriving police officer.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (CNS) -- A man who allegedly stabbed another man at a Long Beach strip mall Sunday night was shot and wounded by an arriving police officer.

The shooting occurred about 6:50 p.m. in the 5200 block of Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach police Officer Paige White told City News Service.

Officers responded to a report of a stabbing in progress, White said.

"Upon arrival, officers located a male adult suspect and a male adult victim, and an officer-involved shooting occurred.''

Both the suspect and the victim were taken to a hospital by paramedics and were listed in critical condition, White said.

The officer involved in the shooting was not injured, she said.

An investigation was underway, White said.

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