Crime & Safety
56-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Long Beach
The shooting happened in the 1900 block of 45th Street early Saturday morning, according to police.
LONG BEACH, CA — A man was shot to death early Saturday morning in Long Beach's Bixby Knolls neighborhood.
It's unclear what prompted the shooting, but Long Beach police say it happened around 12:24 a.m. in the 1900 block of 45th Street.
There, 56-year-old Long Beach resident Travis Lee Robinson was shot once in the upper body, according to police.
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Officers rendered aid to the man but he died at the scene, police said.
No suspect information was immediately available.
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