Police are investigating a shooting at a local convenience store that left a man seriously wounded in Downtown Long Beach Long Beach Friday afternoon.
Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Nancy Pratt said that she could only confirm there was a shooting at about 1:30 p.m. near the corner of Third Street and Elm Avenue and that at least one person was hit by gunfire.
Pratt said it was not yet confirmed if the shooting was tied to a robbery attempt or some other crime.
Local shop owner Neil Wicks said he did not hear the shooting but he knew something was wrong when he saw people running by his business and a swarm of police cars arrive.
The shooting was at a nearby local convenience store run by an Asian family and popular in the downtown neighborhood said Wicks, who owns Urban Rolling, a roller-skate business.
"I use the (victim's) shop, my son uses the shop, it's a family business," Wicks said.
Wicks said he went outside to see what had happened and saw one of the convenience store owners being wheeled away on a gurney by Long Beach Fire Department paramedics.
Pratt said it would be a while before authorities would be able to release any further information.
Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Nancy Pratt said that she could only confirm there was a shooting at about 1:30 p.m. near the corner of Third Street and Elm Avenue and that at least one person was hit by gunfire.
Pratt said it was not yet confirmed if the shooting was tied to a robbery attempt or some other crime.
Local shop owner Neil Wicks said he did not hear the shooting but he knew something was wrong when he saw people running by his business and a swarm of police cars arrive.
The shooting was at a nearby local convenience store run by an Asian family and popular in the downtown neighborhood said Wicks, who owns Urban Rolling, a roller-skate business.
"I use the (victim's) shop, my son uses the shop, it's a family business," Wicks said.
Wicks said he went outside to see what had happened and saw one of the convenience store owners being wheeled away on a gurney by Long Beach Fire Department paramedics.
Pratt said it would be a while before authorities would be able to release any further information.
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