A man suffered a life-threatening wound to the upper body during a shooting Sunday morning in Long Beach, authorities said.
Officers were dispatched at about 1 a.m. to the 5300 block of East Second Street, where arriving paramedics rushed the man to a hospital, the Long Beach Police Department reported.
His condition was not immediately known.
Police said the victim was with a group of men who were involved in a verbal dispute with a group of unknown male suspects.
“This verbal dispute escalated when one of the suspects revealed a firearm and shot the victim,” according to police. “The suspects fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival.”
No other injuries were reported.