Barricaded shooting suspect found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound following standoff in Long Beach
A shooting suspect who barricaded himself inside a building in west Long Beach today died from an apparent suicide, police said.
Officers went to the 2100 block of Williams Street on a report of gunfire shortly before 10 a.m., the Long Beach Police Department reported.
Police established a perimeter, and some nearby residents were evacuated while others were allowed to shelter in place.
The scene was cleared as of 2:40 p.m. and the suspect's death was being investigated as a suicide, police said.
No other injuries were reported.
