Police Friday are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead and another hospitalized in Long Beach.
Long Beach Police officers responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 6:44 p.m. Thursday in area of the 600 block of 61st Street. When they arrived, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds, Lt. John Hotchkiss told City News Service.
“The first victim sustained gunshot wounds to the upper body and [was] determined deceased at the scene,” Hotchkiss said.
On Friday morning, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified the fatally wounded man as Mario Morales, 51, of Long Beach
A second man was shot in his lower body and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening wounds.
According to KABC 7, Morales was using a leaf blower in front of his home before he was shot.
KNBC 4 showed a man being taken into custody by police but it was unclear whether he was being detained in connection with the shooting.
Police closed Atlantic Avenue from 60th Street to Harding Avenue and 61st Street from Atlantic to Olive Street as they searched for evidence.
Hotchkiss said the investigation is ongoing. He did not identify any suspects.