Shooter kills 1 and himself in Long Beach ‘workplace violence’
A huge police presence remained at a law firm in the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach, California, after a shooter killed one person and injured another before turning his gun on himself.
Earlier active shooting incident in LB is now a murder investigation. Suspect is also believed to be deceased at the scene.
— Long Beach PD (CA) (@LBPD) December 30, 2017
The Long Beach Police Department described the area as a "very active crime scene" hours after the shooting incident ended just before 3:00pm local time. The suspect and a victim are dead, police said. Officers did not encounter an active shooter, officials said, implying that the suspect committed suicide.
A second victim was wounded and drove himself to a hospital before police arrived. The shooter and both victims were male employees of the law firm.
Apparently there is mass shooting inside the building. Saw 3 people rushing outside screaming “shooting inside”. Police blocked the area. Shooter still inside. Nothing is clear yet. #LongBeach#California#shootingpic.twitter.com/WQ4X878GCn
— Basileus Zeno (@BasileusZeno) December 29, 2017
Police searched the law firm where the shooting occurred and also checked a satellite office elsewhere in Long Beach. A stretch of Long Beach Boulevard has been shut down, while both directions of Carson Street have been closed as well.
Shooting in the building across the street from my workplace..... not sure how many were killed or injured yet pic.twitter.com/K9zR9Smbhd
— SoulxFetcha 🤫 (@SFetcha) December 29, 2017
I've lived in Long Beach for 18 years and I have never seen this many officers. pic.twitter.com/GrcIqNUaEU
— Seema Mehta (@LATSeema) December 29, 2017
