A woman was fatally shot Friday at a motel in North Long Beach and police were seeking a man in his 20s suspected of killing her.
Paramedics sent to Long Beach Boulevard and Cambridge Street about 9:50 a.m. took the woman to a hospital, where she died, said Nancy Pratt of the Long Beach Police Department.
The victim’s name was not released because her relatives had not been notified of her death.
The suspect fled and police set up a perimeter from Gordon and Ellington streets and Long Beach Boulevard to the Long Beach (710) Freeway, said LBPD Officer D. Hughes.
The area was then combed by SWAT officers, assisted by K-9 patrols, Pratt said.
Residents were advised to stay in their homes during the search. Some residents were evacuated to the campus of a nearby school, which was not in session Friday, Pratt said.
The search was halted about 5:30 p.m. and the perimeter broken down, Pratt said.
“We’re now letting people back into their residences,” Pratt said about 7 p.m.
The suspect was last seen wearing a red shirt and blue jeans, Pratt said.
Anyone with information on the suspect’s whereabouts was asked to call LBPD Detectives Peter Lackovic or Sean Irving at (562) 570-5273. Tipsters can also call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.
–City News Service