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Off-Duty Officer Fires Shots at Robbery Suspects in Long Beach, Police Say
Police said the officer was not injured and investigators do not know whether the two suspects were hit by return fire.
- On Sunday, an off-duty Long Beach Police Department officer fired at two suspects who held him at gunpoint and robbed him in the Bixby Knolls area.
- The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Bixby Road and Orange Avenue in the California Heights neighborhood.
- Police reported that one male suspect pointed what appeared to be a firearm at the officer while a second individual robbed him, though the officer remained uninjured.
- Following the gunfire, the two suspects fled the scene; LBPD stated it remains unclear whether the individuals were struck by gunfire.
- Aerial footage showed evidence markers near a white SUV as Investigators continue the active investigation into the officer-involved shooting.
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Off-Duty Long Beach Officer Fires at Robbery Suspects
Two men fled after the Sunday afternoon confrontation, and police have not determined whether either was struck by gunfire. LONG BEACH, CA — An off-duty Long Beach police officer fired at two men who allegedly robbed him at gunpoint Sunday afternoon in a residential neighborhood, police said. The officer was not injured, and the suspects...
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