A 28-year-old Long Beach man narrowly escaped serious injury when he tried to take on a gun-toting teen early Tuesday.
Police were called to the area of 19th Street and Pasadena Avenue at about 2 a.m. after the suspect was robbed at gun point, pistol-whipped and nearly shot, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
The victim told officers he was walking in the area when the suspect walked up to him and began asking him questions.
"He apparently didn't like the answers," Zapalski said, adding that the suspect then pulled out a gun and ordered the victim to "give him everything and anything he had."
During the incident, the suspect hit the victim in the face with the gun and the victim gave up several items, including a cell phone and cash, Zapalski said.
At one point the victim grabbed the gun and a struggle ensued. The suspect was able to regain control of the gun and fired a round that did not hit the victim, Zapalski said.
When the victim tried to run from the suspect a second shot was fired but also missed the victim, who was treated at the scene by Long Beach Fire Department paramedics for wounds on his face caused when he was hit with the gun, Zapalski said.
As of Tuesday night the suspect -- described as Hispanic, in his teens, about 5'4" to 5'6" and 130 to 140 pounds -- remained at large, Zapalski said.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call the LBPD Robbery Detail at 562-570-7464.
Police were called to the area of 19th Street and Pasadena Avenue at about 2 a.m. after the suspect was robbed at gun point, pistol-whipped and nearly shot, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
The victim told officers he was walking in the area when the suspect walked up to him and began asking him questions.
"He apparently didn't like the answers," Zapalski said, adding that the suspect then pulled out a gun and ordered the victim to "give him everything and anything he had."
During the incident, the suspect hit the victim in the face with the gun and the victim gave up several items, including a cell phone and cash, Zapalski said.
At one point the victim grabbed the gun and a struggle ensued. The suspect was able to regain control of the gun and fired a round that did not hit the victim, Zapalski said.
When the victim tried to run from the suspect a second shot was fired but also missed the victim, who was treated at the scene by Long Beach Fire Department paramedics for wounds on his face caused when he was hit with the gun, Zapalski said.
As of Tuesday night the suspect -- described as Hispanic, in his teens, about 5'4" to 5'6" and 130 to 140 pounds -- remained at large, Zapalski said.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call the LBPD Robbery Detail at 562-570-7464.
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