Father and 10-year-old son critically injured in fruit stand shooting in North Long Beach

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A begetter and his 10-year-old lad were critically injured successful a targeted shooting portion they were ordering nutrient from a effect basal successful Long Beach connected Friday, Sept. 3, authorities said.

The shooting occurred adjacent the intersection of Orange Avenue and Market Street successful North Long Beach astir 6:15 p.m., Long Beach constabulary spokeswoman Arantxa Chavarria said.

More than 1 fishy approached the man, 48, and the lad and opened fire, earlier moving off, Chavarria said. A circumstantial fig of suspects was not known.

Investigators said they judge the begetter was targeted, Chavarria said. Further accusation astir the victims was not instantly available.

Various items could beryllium seen strewn astir the sidewalk successful beforehand of the portable effect stand, which was acceptable up adjacent the parking batch of a laundromat adjacent the southwest country of the intersection.

It was chartless if different radical were astir the effect basal erstwhile the gunfire broke out. Officers, portion conducting information checks, recovered a conveyance besides had been struck by gunfire, Chavarria said.

Further accusation regarding a motive was not instantly released.

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