The man was near Artesia Boulevard and the Los Angeles River Sunday night when he was shot, according to authorities.
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Police are investigating a shooting in North Long Beach that left a man hospitalized Sunday night.
Long Beach police say a man was near Artesia Boulevard and the Los Angeles River around 9:46 p.m. when he was he shot.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel took the man to a local hospital where he was treated for multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body, authorities said.
The man’s wounds were not considered life-threatening, according to the LBPD.
The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived, police said.
Suspect information, motive and the circumstances of the shooting are still under investigation, according to police.
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