A man was shot early Sunday morning near where a street takeover was happening in Long Beach, but the two events were later determined to be unrelated, police said.
The takeover was at the intersection of Downey Avenue and E. Artesia Boulevard, a few blocks west of Lakewood Boulevard and south of the Artesia 91 Freeway. Video footage by freelance news organization OnScene.TV showed two silver cars performing donuts as groups of spectators looked on.
The footage then showed a physical altercation involving someone pointing what appears to be a firearm at another person.
The shooting occurred shortly after 1:30 a.m.
Long Beach police said in a statement on Sunday evening that upon further investigation, “it was determined that the street takeover and (the) shooting were separate and unrelated events that happened to take place in close proximity to one another.”
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputies were the first to arrive at the scene of the shooting and rendered aid to a male adult who had been shot in the lower body, Long Beach police spokesperson Kimberly Krpan said.
The victim was transported to a hospital.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting and the victim’s condition were not available on Sunday.
The shooting is under investigation. No one was taken into custody in connection with the street takeover, police said.