Long Beach Police: Woman with Replica Handgun Wounded in Hourslong Barricade

Published on June 18, 2024

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A woman who allegedly pointed a replica handgun at Long Beach police was shot and wounded by authorities and was hospitalized June 17 after barricading in her residence. The officers were dispatched at 8:55 p.m. Sunday to an apartment building in the 1000 block of Long Beach Boulevard on “multiple” calls reporting a woman with a gun, according to the Long Beach Police Department. “Upon arrival, officers located the female adult suspect who was armed with a firearm,” police said in a statement. “She went into her residence. At one point, she opened the door and pointed the firearm towards officers,” prompting them to open fire....

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