 | Long Beach
Police Department |
Media Relations
400 W. Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-5273
Billy B. Quach, Chief of Police
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3/23/2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
| PRESS RELEASE # PR 360 |
Subject :
| OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING | | Contact : | Homicide Detail (562) 570-7244
Officer Israel Ramirez, PIO (562) 570-5273
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On Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at approximately 5:53 a.m., a detective conducting an investigation in the 900 block of Maine Avenue was involved in a shooting.
While the detective was entering his vehicle, a large unleashed dog charged towards him. The detective fearing for his safety fired his service weapon at the dog and struck it. The dog was taken to an animal hospital where it was treated and is expected to survive.
The shooting is being investigated by the Long Beach Police Department’s Homicide Detail.
This information is preliminary and has not been completely verified. It is based in part on hearsay and is intended for early information use rather than being a formal investigative report.
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