Overview
- An off-duty Long Beach police officer fired multiple shots after being held at gunpoint during a robbery that occurred Sunday near Bixby Road and Orange Avenue at about 1:30 p.m.
- Police say one suspect pointed what appeared to be a firearm while a second person took property from the officer, and the two suspects ran after the officer fired.
- The officer was not injured and the suspects remain at large with no confirmed information on whether anyone was hit by the gunfire.
- Aerial footage and on-scene reporting showed more than a dozen evidence markers and Long Beach detectives have opened an active investigation.
- Investigators will process physical evidence and interview witnesses as part of the probe, and any finding about the officer's use of force could trigger routine internal or outside review.