[UPDATED 4:45 p.m.] In a release, LBPD stated:

Upon arrival officers found an unresponsive male adult in his 30’s. The vehicle appeared to have driven off roadway into ivy at slow speeds. Long Beach Fire responded and determined the subject deceased at the scene. Further investigation found that the victim had what appears to be a gunshot wound to his upper torso. Unknown exactly where shooting occurred.

Homicide detectives responded and the investigation is ongoing.

The victim has been identified as Glen Chico, 31-year old resident of Long Beach...

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Jan 1, 2018 to date: Red Xs=homicides; Blue Xs= shootings, person wounded; Brown Xs=shots fired at victim(s), not hit; Purple Xs=shots at occupied residence/vehicle; Green Xs= shots at unoccupied vehicle/residence; Grey Xs=shots fired (no hit, no target identified); Orange X's=non-fatal stabbings. Map is unofficial. A separate map (not shown here) shows shootings in central LB

For context, map below shows cumulated area shootings Jan. 1, 2014-Dec. 31, 2017:

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Initial information via LBPD Watch Commander Lt. Darren Lance: At about midnight, officers were dispatched to the area of Anaheim St./710 (1st Council district) regarding vehicle accident. They arrived to find the male victim [gender released by LBPD PIO Sgt. Johnson] in a vehicle with a gunshot wound and determined he was deceased.

The crime scene is in the area of westbound Anaheim St. to southbound 710. LBREPORT.com will update this story with further information as we learn it.

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