A home-invasion suspect who was fatally shot by Long Beach police last month was a 17-year-old boy from San Bernardino, police said Monday.
The teen’s name was not released.
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Long Beach police responded at about 8:35 p.m. April 26 to a residence in the 6800 block of Cerritos Avenue regarding a person with a gun. Upon arrival, they learned a home invasion robbery was in progress and the suspect was still in the yard of the house, police said.
Officers surrounded the home and made contact with the teen and saw he was armed with what appeared to be a firearm. Officers spoke to the suspect for over an hour in hopes of de-escalating the situation, police said. A SWAT team was called and was preparing to deploy when the suspect was shot by police. It was unclear exactly what prompted the shooting.
The suspect was struck once in the upper body. Long Beach Fire Department paramedics treated the suspect at the scene and subsequently took him to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, authorities said.