Crime & Safety

Long Beach Police Shoot Out Windshield of Car, Suspect Speeds Away

Officials do not yet know hat triggered the incident.

Long Beach police apparently shot out the windshield of a car in an exchange of gunfire with the driver today.

Nancy Pratt of the Long Beach Police Department confirmed that an officer-involved shooting occurred in the in an alley near the 6300 block of Atlantic Avenue about 2:45 p.m., but said she did not know what triggered it.

A freelance cameraman said police exchange fire with the driver of a white Hyundai, but it was unclear if the Hyundai driver was wounded, because the car sped away.

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