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Long Beach police shoot dead man they say stabbed six people Long Beach police shoot dead man they say stabbed six people
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Long Beach police shot and killed a man they said stabbed six people.Long Beach police shot and killed a man they said stabbed six people.
Officers were called to an area near a convalescent home shortly before 8.30pm on Friday where they confronted the suspect and shot him to death, Sergeant Megan Zabel said. The suspect’s name was not immediately released by the department.Officers were called to an area near a convalescent home shortly before 8.30pm on Friday where they confronted the suspect and shot him to death, Sergeant Megan Zabel said. The suspect’s name was not immediately released by the department.
Five of the six people who were stabbed were taken to nearby hospitals and one person was treated and released at the scene, spokesman Brian Fisk of the Long Beach Fire Department said. The conditions of those taken to the hospitals ranged from critical to suffering from superficial wounds, Zabel said.Five of the six people who were stabbed were taken to nearby hospitals and one person was treated and released at the scene, spokesman Brian Fisk of the Long Beach Fire Department said. The conditions of those taken to the hospitals ranged from critical to suffering from superficial wounds, Zabel said.
It was unclear whether the convalescent home was involved, Zabel said.It was unclear whether the convalescent home was involved, Zabel said.
KNBC-TV reported that relatives of the suspected attacker arrived at the scene after learning he had been killed.KNBC-TV reported that relatives of the suspected attacker arrived at the scene after learning he had been killed.
The station quoted an unnamed relative it said was a sister of the suspect as saying the man had been released from jail less than two weeks ago and they had spent time together earlier in the day. The station quoted an unnamed relative it said was a sister of the suspect as saying the man had been released from jail less than two weeks ago, and they had spent time together earlier in the day.