Authorities Thursday said an arrest has been made in connection with a Dec. 20 shooting of a man in Long Beach.

Officers dispatched on Dec. 20, about 1:05 a.m., to a shots fired call in the 2800 block of Seventh Street located a man with a gunshot wounds to the lower body, the Long Beach Police Department reported.

Paramedics rushed him to a hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

“Through the preliminary investigation, officers learned a male adult suspect shot the victim, then ran way from the area,” according to a news statement.

Police said gang detectives gather evidence over the subsequent weeks and generated leads to identity a suspect.

Detectives located Erick Bryant Jr., 35, about 3 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of Gladys Avenue, where he was detained and arrested.

A search warrant at Bryant’s home turned up a firearm and several rounds of ammunition.

He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, felony possession of a firearm and felony possession of ammunition. His bail was set at $1 million.

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