LONG BEACH -- Police are responding to an officer-involved shooting in the 3100 block of Pine Avenue that resulted in a woman being sent to a local hospital.
Long Beach Police were responding to a call in the area in at about 3 p.m. when the shooting occurred, said Nancy Pratt, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
Pratt said details of how the shooting came about were not yet available.
The suspect was a female and she was rushed to a local hospital for treatment, Pratt said.
Her condition was not immediately known, Pratt said.
"No officers were shot or harmed during the incident," Pratt said.
The LBPD issued a traffic alert through the Nixle on-line messaging system asking motorists to avoid the area. Traffic was shut down for about two blocks north of the scene and at least one block south of the location.
It was not known how long traffic would have to be diverted, police said.
Long Beach Police were responding to a call in the area in at about 3 p.m. when the shooting occurred, said Nancy Pratt, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
Pratt said details of how the shooting came about were not yet available.
The suspect was a female and she was rushed to a local hospital for treatment, Pratt said.
Her condition was not immediately known, Pratt said.
"No officers were shot or harmed during the incident," Pratt said.
The LBPD issued a traffic alert through the Nixle on-line messaging system asking motorists to avoid the area. Traffic was shut down for about two blocks north of the scene and at least one block south of the location.
It was not known how long traffic would have to be diverted, police said.
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