Long Beach man shot by police was holding paintball pistol

A Long Beach constabulary serviceman changeable and wounded a antheral aboriginal Sunday greeting who was holding a paintball pistol, officials said.

The encounter, which sent the antheral to a section infirmary with non-life-threatning gunshot wouunds to his little body, unfolded successful the 1900 artifact of Harbor Avenue aft 1 a.m. Sunday morning.

Witnesses successful the country heard gunshots and called Long Beach police. When officers arrived, they recovered the antheral connected the westbound broadside of Harbor connected the sidewalk, holding what looked similar a tiny achromatic revolver.

In a connection Sunday, officials said the antheral pointed it astatine the officers. One serviceman past pulled retired his weapon and changeable the man.

When officers approached, they recovered the object, which turned retired to beryllium “a CO2-powered paintball pistol.”

In their statement, Long Beach constabulary said the antheral “told officers helium was suicidal.”

Why the witnesses called saying they heard gunshots, fixed that the antheral was not equipped with a gun, wasn’t wide Sunday.

Long Beach detectives volition analyse the incident. All of the officers who were astatine the country were wearing assemblage cameras.