A man was stabbed during an argument in Long Beach Sunday and one of two suspects also fired a shot during the confrontation, authorities said.
Officers were dispatched at about 1:55 a.m. Sunday to the 4300 block of East Carson Street regarding an assault with a deadly weapon call, where they located a man suffering from a stab wound to the upper body, the Long Beach Police Department reported.
The victim was arguing with two other men and a woman when a suspect stabbed him and another suspect “discharged a firearm in the air during the altercation,” police said.
Paramedics rushed the stabbing victim to a hospital in stable condition. Police said his wound was considered non-life-threatening.
The suspects fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival. No further information was immediately available.