Two people were killed in North Long Beach on Monday morning, prompting an apparent standoff between Long Beach SWAT officers and a suspected gunman.
The series of events began at 11:15 a.m., when Long Beach police responded to a reported shooting in the 300 block of East 63rd Street.
Upon arrival, they discovered a woman with gunshot wounds to the upper body and a man with unknown injuries, the department said in a statement. The Long Beach Fire Department transported the woman to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead; the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The identities of the victims have not been revealed.
A possible suspect fled the scene into a nearby building, where officers set up a perimeter and attempted to contact him, the release said. SWAT officers were called in to assist and were on the scene by 3:30 p.m.
As of Monday afternoon, police had not provided any further information about the incident.
The motive for the shooting is unknown and an investigation is underway.
