Man dead after standoff on church steps with Long Beach police

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A man is dead after a standoff with police on the steps of a church in Long Beach on Tuesday.

The suspect was sitting on the steps of the Iglesia de Cristo Miel on Atlantic Avenue in a standoff with officers for more than half an hour when they opened fire.

It appeared that officers used a combination of rubber bullets and an object that was either a gas canister or a flash-bang grenade. It was not immediately clear if they also used live ammunition.

He curled up on the steps and slowly appeared to lose consciousness. Officers approached and then began performing CPR for several minutes but were unable to revive him.

Long Beach police closed Atlantic Avenue in both directions between 52nd Street and Market Street as the investigation continued.

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