Police in Long Beach shot and killed a person after what may have been an armed standoff that also reportedly left an officer with a gunshot wound, according to multiple reports. Details are limited and it’s unclear exactly how the violence unfolded,

LONG BEACH, Calif. - A shooting ends with a person dead and a police officer taken to the hospital in Long Beach. The Long Beach Police Department blocked off the 5200 block of Atlantic Avenue on Tuesday night. Officials did not say what prompted the shooting.

Bystanders at the scene, who declined to give their names, described a man shooting at an officer before the officer returned fire, killing him.

The Long Beach Police Department alerted drivers to avoid Atlantic Avenue between 52nd Street and Market Street after an officer was shot along the roadway. The shooting happened around 5:45 p.m. after officers investigated a report of a suspicious man.

Police in Long Beach shot and killed a man after an armed standoff that also left an officer with a gunshot wound, authorities confirmed to KTLA. Mary Beth McDade reports on Nov. 19, 2024. Details:

One person is dead and an officer was shot Tuesday evening in north Long Beach, Mayor Rex Richardson said. The shooting was reported sometime before 6:20 p.m. near the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 52nd Street.

A 2.5-hour standoff in Long Beach ended in a hail of bullets Tuesday night. Fresh from a devastating loss to Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris may now head to Capitol Hill to defy him in what could be her last major act in office.