shooting and killing another teen boy<\/a> in North Long Beach on Thursday.<\/p>\nLong Beach police say the 15-year-old suspect shot and killed another 15-year-0ld boy near Cedar Avenue and Plymouth Street around 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Long Beach Fire Department personnel took the victim to a local hospital, where he later died of his injuries, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Following the shooting, LBPD homicide detectives \u201cquickly identified the suspect\u201d as a teen living in Long Beach, police said Saturday. The suspect\u2019s name is being withheld because he is a minor.<\/p>\n
On Friday, LBPD detectives arrested the suspect in Lakewood, according to police. Officers booked him at the Long Beach Jail for murder and minor in possession of a firearm, authorities said. <\/p>\n
Police later took the suspect to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, where he is being held without bail, police said.<\/p>\n
Detectives will present the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office for filing consideration, but the motive for the shooting is still under investigation, according to the LBPD.<\/p>\n
In a statement released Saturday, Police Chief Wally Hebeish said that following the shooting officers \u201cworked nonstop\u201d to identify the suspect.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am deeply troubled by the killing of a 15-year-old and it is extremely alarming that the suspect believed responsible is also 15 years old,\u201d Hebeish added in the statement. \u201cThe Long Beach Police Department will never allow youth violence to be normalized in our community.\u201d <\/p>\n
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