The girl was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after the Wednesday evening shooting, police said.
Sep 11, 2026 12:03 PM PDT
LONG BEACH, CA — A 17-year-old girl was wounded in a shooting Wednesday evening in Long Beach that police said may have been gang related.
Long Beach Police Department officers responded at about 5:51 p.m. to the 1900 block of Lemon Avenue following a report of a shooting, according to the department.
Officers found the girl suffering from a gunshot wound to her lower body. Long Beach Fire Department personnel took her to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life threatening, police said.
Police have not released any suspect information or determined a motive.
“While the motive remains under investigation, the incident is possibly gang related,” LBPD said in its Thursday blotter.
Sergeant Bradford Stein, an LBPD public information officer, told Patch Friday that no additional details were available and that the investigation remained active.
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