A 17-year-old Long Beach youth was seriously injured Sunday night when he was shot multiple times during what may have been a gang attack, police said Monday.
The victim was hanging out with several other people in the 5300 block of Orange Avenue at about 7:30 p.m. when two men walked up and opened fire, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
The 17-year-old victim was struck numerous times in the torso and upper body and rushed to a local hospital where his condition was listed only as stable, Zapalski said.
The suspects were described only as male blacks, the sergeant said.
The motive for the attack was still under investigation, although gang investigators were assigned to the case, she said.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Gang Enforcement Detail at 562-570-7370.
The victim was hanging out with several other people in the 5300 block of Orange Avenue at about 7:30 p.m. when two men walked up and opened fire, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
The 17-year-old victim was struck numerous times in the torso and upper body and rushed to a local hospital where his condition was listed only as stable, Zapalski said.
The suspects were described only as male blacks, the sergeant said.
The motive for the attack was still under investigation, although gang investigators were assigned to the case, she said.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Gang Enforcement Detail at 562-570-7370.
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