A man was in the hospital Monday morning after he was shot in East Long Beach.
The shooting occurred about 12:40 a.m. in the 6700 block of East Walkerton Street at the Los Coyotes Diagonal, said Long Beach police Lt. Eric Fritz.
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Paramedics treated the man for a gunshot wound to his lower body that was not believed life-threatening before taking him to a hospital, Fritz said.
"Officers located the armed suspect in the area and placed him under arrest," the lieutenant said.
An investigation was underway, Fritz said.
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