The Long Beach Police Department alerted drivers to avoid Atlantic Avenue between 52nd Street and Market Street after an officer was shot along the roadway.
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The shooting happened around 5:45 p.m. after officers investigated a report of a suspicious man.
The suspect died after police returned fire. The officer was taken to a local hospital in an unknown condition.
Both directions of Atlantic Avenue has been closed as investigators canvass the scene.
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