Gunman killed girlfriend, then fatally shot himself in West Long Beach, police say

Long Beach police say a shooting that left two people dead last night appears to be a murder-suicide that erupted out of a “domestic violence incident.”

Police said a man and a woman — who were “in a dating relationship” — were on Summit Street between Caspian and Canal avenues in West Long Beach when the violence began at about 10:51 p.m.

Police said the man shot the woman and then fled. Just a few minutes later, around 10:58 p.m., officers were told of another shooting just a block away on 19th Street, according to a statement from the Long Beach Police Department.

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There, they found the man with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died, according to the LBPD. Authorities haven’t publicly identified him…

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