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Man killed, three injured in shooting outside Long Beach restaurant

Los Angeles County coroner personnel remove a body from the scene of a shooting at a Long Beach restaurant.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
By Ruben Vives
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A 33-year-old man was killed and three other people injured in a shooting outside a Long Beach restaurant, authorities said Monday.

Long Beach police officers arrived at 6thstreet and Long Beach Boulevard after the 2:55 a.m. shooting to find Charles Bell, of Compton, lying in the restaurant’s parking lot.

Bell was declared dead at the scene by Long Beach fire paramedics, who took the three other shooting victims to the hospital. Their conditions were not immediately known.

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Investigators said they believe a man was attempting to start a fight with a group that was leaving the restaurant, and the altercation escalated to a shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Long Beach police at (562) 570-7260. Anonymous tips can be made at (800) 222-8477.

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Ruben Vives is a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times. A native of Guatemala, he got his start in journalism by writing for The Times’ Homicide Report in 2007. He helped uncover the financial corruption in the city of Bell that led to criminal charges against eight city officials. The 2010 investigative series won the Pulitzer Prize for public service and other prestigious awards.

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