Long Beach Man Shot, Gunman Sought

By Timothy Bolger Posted on May 28, 2013

A man who was shot and wounded near his Long Beach home rode his bicycle to police headquarters for help on Memorial Day, authorities said.

The 36-year-old victim was at the corner of Azalea Court and National Boulevard when a gunman walked up, pulled out a handgun and shot him at 1:15 a.m. Monday, police said.

The victim was taken to Nassau University Medical Center for treatment of gunshot wounds to his abdomen, thigh and arm.

Long Beach city police detectives are continuing the investigation.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.