Long Beach's East Village shooting leaves one man wounded

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One man was wounded in a possible 'gang-related" shooting in the East Village neighborhood of Long Beach late Monday afternoon, according to authorities.

Details:

LBPD officers responded at 4:21 p.m. to the 100 block of Liem Avenue, according to LBPD Public Information Officer Paige White.

• Reached via email, White says the victim suffered "multiple non-life threatening gunshot wounds to the lower body."

• An unknown number of suspects fled the scene before police arrived.

• White didn't provide the victim's identity, but that LBFD transported the victim to a nearby hospital, and he is in stable condition.

• LBPD gang-detectives are investigating the shooting. No suspects have been arrested, and the motive for the shooting is unknown.