Long Beach police fatally shoot unarmed man after graffiti reports

A 19-year-old unarmed man was fatally wounded by Long Beach police after they believed he was pointing a gun, officials said Friday.

Hector Morejon of Long Beach was shot an unknown number of times Thursday afternoon and taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Police said officers received a report that several people were trespassing and vandalizing a vacant apartment in the 1100 block of Hoffman Avenue.

When they arrived, they found an open window in the back of the apartment and a broken window.

An officer peered into the apartment and saw a man standing against a wall, then turning toward him, police said.

The man bent his knees and extended his arm “as if pointing an object which the officer perceived was a gun,” police said.

“At this point, an officer-involved shooting occurred,” police said.

No weapons were found at the scene.

Officers said the apartment was spray-painted with gang-related graffiti.
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