At least two people were killed in a workplace shooting at a business in Southern California on Friday afternoon, according to police.
Long Beach police responded to the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach, amid reports of an active shooter around 2.25pm. Police have said the incident is now over but didn’t give many details.
Police said there are multiple victims, at least two of whom were killed, but it isn’t clear how many were shot in total. None of those involved have been named.
The gunman is ‘believed to be dead at the scene,’ officers told the Los Angeles Times.
Long Beach police responded to the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach, amid reports of an active shooter around 2.25pm. Police have said the incident is now over but didn’t give many details
Police said there are multiple victims, at least two of whom were killed, but it isn’t clear how many were shot in total. Pictured is the building, believed to house law offices, with windows covered in Christmas displays featuring candy canes and Santa Claus
Video showed people running from an unmarked building shouting about a shooting inside.
The two-story building, with windows decorated with Christmas displays featuring candy canes and Santa Claus, is home to several law offices, but police did not specify what kind of business it is.
Long Beach City Councilman Al Austin told the Times that the shooter was a former employee and that he shot and killed one person before turning the gun on himself. Austin represents the Bixby Knolls area and was briefed by police.
It’s not clear if the two deaths includes the shooter, or if someone nearby was also shot.
Dozens of police officers, including members of a SWAT team, surrounded the building and blocked off surrounding streets. Multiple ambulances arrived to the scene.
Long Beach City Councilman Al Austin told the Times that the shooter was a former employee and that he shot and killed one person before turning the gun on himself. Austin represents the Bixby Knolls area and was briefed by police
Dozens of police officers, including members of a SWAT team, surrounded the building and blocked off surrounding streets. Multiple ambulances arrived to the scene
Joy Wilson told the Times she heard police sirens near her home and walked outside to see nearly two dozen people running ‘like they were trying to get away.’
‘They were definitely panicking,’ she said. ‘Something bad was happening, they were moving.’
Agnes, a 40pyear-old who lives in the area said neighbors are shocked by the violence, describing it as a ‘very safe area.’
‘Everything was always fine,’ she said. ‘We have good neighbors. That is why I am in shock.’
Long Beach is about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles on the southern tip of LA county and has about 460,000 people.
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