Friday, March 3, 2006

Long Beach, California

From Los Angeles’ NBC4.tv of March 3, 2006
Suspect Shot During Attempted Armored Car Robbery

A shootout Friday in North Long Beach between armored truck guards and would-be robbers left one suspect wounded, police said.

The confrontation occurred about 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot at the Farmers & Merchants Bank in the 3200 block of Artesia Boulevard, Long Beach police reported.

No guards were injured and no money was stolen, police said.

The wounded suspect underwent surgery Friday afternoon, but a condition report was not available, said Long Beach police Officer Jackie Bezart.

It is unknown how many robbers were involved in the crime, Bezart said.

She said a maroon van or sport utility vehicle that may have been used by the suspects was recovered several blocks away.

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