3700 Gardenia Ave. — Approximate Site of Fatal Police Gunfight
Two men were found dead inside a Long Beach home early Saturday after a man inside opened fire on police officers who had responded to reports of gunshots, authorities say. Officers retreated and called for backup, and a SWAT team later entered the residence on the 3700 block of Gardenia Avenue to find both men dead from gunshot wounds to the upper body.
According to CBS News, Long Beach police officers were sent to the area after reports of gunshots. Once there, a man inside the residence threatened to shoot at officers and then fired shots at them, prompting one officer to return fire. Officers pulled back from the home and called for additional units before a SWAT team was brought in.
SWAT Team Finds Two Men Dead Inside the Home
When the SWAT team entered the Gardenia Avenue house, they found two men dead from gunshot wounds to the upper body, the outlet’s report states. Officers were not harmed in the exchange of gunfire. Police recovered multiple guns from inside the home and are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths…