Man shot while sleeping in his car in Long Beach

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Police Friday are searching for a suspect who shot and wounded a man sleeping in his vehicle in Long Beach.

Long Beach Police Department officers responded at 3:11 a.m. Thursday to the 400 block of Golden Avenue and Fourth Street regarding a shooting. Upon their arrival, they learned the victim, who is homeless, was sleeping in his car when the suspect fired a gun several times at the vehicle, striking the victim in the lower body, according to police.

Long Beach Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and took the victim to a  hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

There was no suspect information and the investigation is ongoing.

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