Police in Long Beach investigate young man found shot to death

LONG BEACH, Calif. (FOX 11 / CNS) - A man was shot and killed Tuesday in Long Beach, police said.

The shooting was reported at 2:10 a.m. in the 600 block of West Ninth Street, according to Lt. Erik Herzog of the Long Beach Police Department.

Responding officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body, Herzog said. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

The man was found on a walkway between a home and an apartment complex, Herzog said. The victim was known to stay at that home sometimes but Herzog said that was not his permanent residence.

Investigators were speaking with witnesses and there was no suspect information immediately available.

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